Tax for fat people? I think this is not a wise move in my opinion. It might seem that the state is alienating people of ‘big bones’ in nature, but I guess they had no choice if they resorted to this
Should you pay more if you weigh more? That’s what Alabama’s State Employees’ Insurance Board thinks. In 2011 the board will start charging overweight state workers—those with a body mass index greater than 35—$25 a month for health insurance, which is currently free for all state employees.
Being the second fattest state in the country—behind Mississippi—costs Alabamians lots of money—up to $1.32 billion a year in estimated medical charges, according to a 2004 study.
