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Obesity is a greater public health hazard than smoking. 30% of the population is obese. Not just overweight but FAT! Obesity adds $15,000-20,000 to the average lifetime healthcare cost. It triples the incidence of cancer, doubles the risk of diabetes, and significantly increases the risk of arthritis, high blood pressure, and coronary disease. It’s your business, if you overeat and under exercise, but when it starts to cost me money in the form of higher insurance premiums or taxes, it then becomes MY business. I’m all in favor of these initiatives.

Then you deserve whatever tyranny comes your way. It doesn't cost you a dime if someone has health problems because of overeating or being fat, the two things are not necessarily tied together. The "I am for it if it keeps me from having to pay for someone else" meme is just BS. Those are the words of a liberal, not a conservative. I pay for my own health costs, thank you and I want you and the government to stay the he** out of my life.

It doesn't cost you a dime if someone has health problems because of overeating or being fat,

That's insane. My health insurance premiums go up 15-20% each year because of other people's expenses, not because of mine. Who do you think pays for the uninsured care hospitals and doctors give out free? Right, people who have insurance.