'Fat tax' imposed on obese

A good start. (here's another one)

"A 'FAT tax' is being imposed on the obese, with life insurance firms charging at least 50 per cent more on their premiums.

The increased charge can be as much as 300 per cent if obese applicants fall into other high-risk health categories, such as being a smoker or having previous medical conditions.

All major insurance companies have introduced the policy, according to brokers.

Lifebroker Financial Assurance, Australia's leading online life insurance broker, told The Sunday Telegraph that overweight people should expect to pay higher premiums.

Chantelle Pain, insurance consultant with the firm, said: "Some insurers are more lenient than others, but the premium which obese people pay ranges from 50 per cent extra.

'Being significantly overweight means you are at greater risk of contracting certain diseases. It is the same as increasing a smoker's premium or someone who has previous medical conditions.'"

Well, not exactly.

A person who has a previous medical condition, such as a congenital abnormality, that is not a self-inflicted disease of choice is clearly different and should not be lumped together with the lumps.

Now to add some meaningful and appropriate progressive taxes instead of the oppressive "junk food" taxes that harm the calorically responsible.

For example, taxes on uber-sized clothing, home-use toilets to hold widescreen butts, home furnishings for brontosapiens and surcharges for using mega-ambulances, cherry pickers for lifting, etc., are all reasonable.

Bring it on.