Often, death certificates state the cause of death was heart attack, stroke or some other problem. But excess fat is really the culprit. Obesity is the No. 1 killer because it triggers all these complications. The threat of an obesity tax might drive home the message. It would be headline news around the world.
History shows that few things motivate people more than money.
Just the thought of beating the government would be a great incentive to push ourselves away from the table and into a lower tax bracket. But I can hear the scream if politicians ever proposed such legislation. I can also hear overweight patients accusing me of being obesophilic. The truth is it's a last resort to save overweight people from degenerative diseases that should never happen or from premature death. Today, the obesity problem is spinning out of control.