Well here we go.....

Now that it's on to 'fat people' becuase they cost people more $ in the health care costs....I think it's only fair that women get charged more since we use more in health care dollars than a man, people with any inheritable/genetic diseases should cost more....because they WILL cost more....men should get charged more because they are less likely to go see the Dr and usually wait until whatever they have is bad (and cost more), men are more likely to do risky things that could cause serious injury, drinkers should get charged more since that can also lead to increased health care costs.....people with allergies should get charged more since they cost more....what group am I forgetting here?

Heck. Just test the fetus in the womb, if it's got ANY genes depicting a likihood of ANY disease abort the pontential tax-dollar health-care-sucking waste of space and time.

Oh, and don't forget the old people....old people of ANY weight range will use up more health care $$ than a young person....so maybe we should have a lifetime limit on how much health care $$ you get to use, and once you hit that limit, tough luck? Time to get into the 'you've wasted too much money tube' and go peacefully off into the long goodnight? Or should it be once you've hit a certain age...say 70? (Heck! That would also solve the SS crisis!!!! I'm a genius!)

Don't think it can happen, just wait 50 years.

And heck, I'm overweight. I still cost less in health care $ than the skinny fit kid who's 10 years my junior sitting next to me who has a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol and high blood pressure that needs daily medication and regular doctor visits. healtMy only health care costs in a year are for a bottle of tylenol, my annual physical, and brith control pills. Other than having a kid two years ago I can count on one hand the number of times I've had to go see a doctor in the last 20 years.

If we're going to discriminate against people based on how much they cost the health care system.....well then, everyone should be required to get regular blood tests for cholestrol and blood sugar and blood pressure, and should also genetic testing for suseptability to any other disease and wear the results on a sign around their neck. Or advertise that they have cancer/mental illness/any other disease/disorder that uses health care $ so we can fairly discriminate against them too.

But it's just so easy to look at someone who's fat and say "Hey Fatty! Quit using my health care dollars!" when that skinny person saying that might actually use more health care money than the fat person.

Gender, age, and genetic diseases are not modifiable risks. Obesity, like cigarette smoking, is attributed to higher health care costs. Imposing higher costs on these behaviors should provide incentive to cease them.