I disagree with the premise, but let me explain why: I'm a libertarian, basically. I fundamentally believe in my right to live as I wish. I even believe that if somebody wants to eat themselves to 500 pounds, there shouldn't be any legal barriers to them doing so (note, I said legal. I'm not talking about societal disapproval).  I don't want the government to try to interfere with human freedom. If we permit a government to regulate the way we eat, we will have, to me, crossed some kind of Rubicon that can never be undone. Here is where I see the issue: Fats want it both ways. I believe that the concept of "rights" is really a coin - on one side is "right." You have the right to eat as much as you can acquire. The flip side of the coin is "responsibility" (or, if you prefer, "consequence"). So you have the right to get as fat as you desire, but you then have the responsibility to deal with all the resulting consequences. YOU deal with it - not the government, and not anyone else. But fats want BOTH - they want the freedom to get as fat as they want, but then turn around and squeal about how the government has a "responsibility" to give them healthcare and how society has a "duty" to accomodate them (and even demand things like romantic attention). That's the problem, to me. Want to be 600 pounds? I am not going to try to stop you. I will object, however, to my tax dollars being used to keep your intentionally diseased body alive. I will object to paying more for my clothing because you can't stand the idea of paying more for a larger size. That is the stuff I object to.