Is it fair to fine fat people for not dieting?

[Nosmo King]

Overweight welfare claimants in the US state of Arizona face paying $50 (£31) fines if they don't follow a dietary regime laid down by their doctor. Is that fair?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13397306

 

[Cool B]

Is it fair that a person faces a fine if they are not muscular enough and should go to the gym? If they do not support pork farmers? Or a million other things?

No, it is not fair.

 

[Cheyser 18]

Soon they'll be fining the ugly ones :666:

 

[Pompal 09.]

The fat out of shape sloths are going to be against this but the people who see the big picture here will be all for it.

Colour me in the latter.

 

[Pompal 09.]

One can likely guess where I would fall on the scale...

 

[bria]

This is the problem with the "Nanny State". A group decides that it needs to look out for the welfare of the less fortunate by taking a little bit of money and giving it to those unfortunates. Eventually, a group looks at some of those unfortunates and decides that their life choices aren't right. So they want to punish them...and figure they can because they're getting funding from the tax payers.

If everyone would just leave everyone else alone and not ask the government to run our lives we'd be soo much better off.

Didn't this start with smokers...they have more health issues so health care goes up....well, look at the fat ones...let's charge them more too...and lets start looking at genetics, some individuals are programmed to be less healthy than others, make them pay more too! It's regoddamneddiculous! If everyone just had to pay their own way and medical bills then no one else would have to give a shit if some person lived unhealtily! [/rant]

 

[BARRY B]

Unhealthy people are already penalized.
I'd rather see a tax on the smug and righteous among us but I don't know how that would be scientifically measured. :neutral:

 

[dorkydes]

And the skinny ones

 

[typical]

I'n 140 lbs. and that is before a good healthy visit to the bathroom. At the same time I have a horrible diet. Lot's of tasty sugary desserts 3 or 4 times a day. My point is I know I have to change my diet as I get older but I will never be seen for what I really eat. It's not a fair practice, not one bit.

I agree the government should stay out of our lives and bedrooms!!