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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
Furthermore, it can't be denied that obesity drives up health care costs--should a fat person have the freedom to cost me more money because they choose to be fat?
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This is a slippery slope. There are many things that "drive up" health care costs based on lifestyle choices.
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We shouldn't read too much into this. It looks to me like people are going to be told what foods to eat and not to eat if they are deemed overweight or obese. They aren't forced on a diet. It's a legislation of education.
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