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[quote=Anonymous][quote]NP here. I'm wondering if the PP who asked the question would also ask the same thing about smokers, people with extremely stressful jobs, thin people that don't exercise or eat right, women that wait until their 40s to have children, etc. [/quote]

Well, I didn't state an opinion, only asked the question.  So of course I would ask it about others.  But, to answer what you really were asking:

Smokers - abso-freakin'-lutely.  And cigarettes should be taxed to the high heavens.  
People who don't eat right - yes, if there are health problems that result.  (And yes, I do think unhealthy foods should be taxed more.)  
Stressful jobs - probably not - everyone has stress at some time in their lives, job-related or not.
Failure to exercise - not as a blanket matter, but if someone is directed to exercise to improve their health and doesn't comply, that's a different story.
Women who wait until they are in their 40s to have children - not touching that!

Your general point is well-taken, though - everyone makes choices that result in increased health risks, so why singlr out weight/obesity?  My response is that obesity (and lack healthy eating) has reached a crisis point in the US, especially among children, and any steps that can be taken to change behavior should be taken.  This is not meant to be punitive, but to incentivize changes in behavior.[/quote]

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