Canadian physician Dr. Gifford Jones writes “the fairest way to tax fat is by using the bathroom scale.” Feeling that food taxes are too complicated and unjust, Jones believes heavy-set people are “irresponsible” and cost the health care system more, “but they pay the same tax as everyone else.” Why tax people based on body-weight? “Few things motivate people more than money.” Just ask CSPI. (The Edmonton Sun, “Tax the Obese?”)
