[geopyg]

"I'm not; I see the whole thing as a system of economic incentives designed to get people to modify their behavior."

Yes - just like alcohol, cigarettes, gasoline, expensive boats and cars, etc. Coming to a McDonald's near you soon: the Fat Tax. Of course Fritos, sodas, cookies and candy will also fall under the Fat Tax. Following the Fat Tax - the Caffeine Tax perhaps? (NOOOOOO!!!) And not because the gov't just wants more of our money, but because they are "concerned that we chose healthy lifesytles".

[Nick Danger]

Of course Fritos, sodas, cookies and candy will also fall under the Fat Tax.

Yeah, that's the trouble with liberals. They can't just stop with law enforcement, they have to use the same tools to make everybody eat their spinach. Some day I expect the government to have little machines hovering over the sidewalks. They'll speak in my Aunt Alice's voice: "Don't run, you'll fall."