Parents that are overfeeding their child with tons of food everyday are immoral and they should be put in prison for that in my opinion because a child doesn’t understand the full social ramifications of obesity. A child does not know that they could potentially die if they get a heart attack or stroke.
I believe that if an adult still choose to be obese despite knowing the potential risk that could happen as a result of their unhealthy lifestyle then I think it’s morally okay for them to continue living that lifestyle. However if an adult is obese then they should pay more taxes, pay double bus fare and pay double the price for airplane tickets as a result of their unhealthy lifestyle. Because cardiovascular is number 1 cause of death in Canada and we should never encourage people to live unhealthy lifestyles that cause cardiovascular disease.
It’s already “illegal” to be negligent regarding a kids diet to the point of causing health issues, and losing custody for making kids obese has been a controversial position riddled with challenging edge cases for a long time.
Obese people already pay dearly for existing in multiple ways, from lower wages and employability levels to being forced to use transportation devices designed to not accommodate them, to having read shit like this on the Internet on a daily basis.
Yes, there is an expenditure burden due to healthcare costs, but so there is for pretty much everything. Having cancer isn’t illegal, nor is sitting with bad posture. People will suffer the consequences of their health issues already, we don’t have to fuck them up any more.
Side note: people are not obese necessarily because they’re lazy, there are multiple factors at play; and being fat isn’t a disease so comparing with cancer isn’t even necessary. Should we make being too old or depressed illegal as well?
Sure thing, let’s ban cars before making having a certain body type a punishable offence.