I for one support a worldwide obesity tax. Make these fatties pay their fair share of fresh air.
To start with, Hispanics then other minorities are already more obese than other groups so they would pay more in taxes, balancing out affirmative actions policies.
It replaces the BS junk food tax. What if my fit family of 4 wants to indulge in a few Domino's pizzas - we should not have to pay extra for an occasional treat of eating unhealthy.
Obese people cost more in healthcare services. These people go into the doctor more and get sick way more than healthy people. They are draining our medical resources.
They cost more to move around physically. Any extremely overweight is putting some serious depreciation costs on every single building they walk into. If you buy a car that was previously owned by an obese person the structural framework of that vehicle could be compromised - and you may never even know.
You could send an obesity inspector around door-to-door to pull out the scale and verify weight gains. This person's taxes would then be altered based on how much they differed from their reported weight. This would create so many jobs.
It would encourage people to be healthy. Literally incentivizing people to live healthier. Healthy people are statistically happier and more likely to raise healthier kids.
>Honey, time to fast up the Obesity Officer is coming around next month and we can really use the tax return as down payment on our new home :)