The state (government) has no right to come into your personal life and say, "You are fat and you have to pay an extra premium because you are a burden on everyone else(the system)."

Reasons people are overweight vary based on other health conditions; some that are beyond their control, and others that are directly related to lifestyle. I, personally know a few overweight people and skinny people for that matter that have health issues. The overweight people are healthy eaters, exercise and very active, but yet still overweight. Just because you're overweight, does not mean you are not healthy, and should therefore never be forced to pay an extra premium. This is discriminatory and is just like saying you should pay more becuase your skin color is different, OR you have no hair.

Who gives YOU the right to tell me how to live my life regardless of the choices I make, whether healthy or unhealthy. CONTROL IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO THE HUMAN CONDITION.....FREEDOM AND LIBERTY IS. Whatever happened to "Montani Semper Liberi?"

This is highly offensive. It is so expensive to eat healthy and to have a trainer or gym membership. State workers in some offices do the work of 10 offices and no real pay for the work. I agree that being overweight does not automatically make you unhealthy any more than being thin makes you healthy.

Some medications are also to blame for weight gain as well as preexisting conditions that prevent certain or all excercise.

If the fat tax "does not exist", then how can it be coming up for discussion in Charleston on Nov. 9? PEIA would do more for state worker's weight if they would pay membership fees for fitness programs without all of the red tape that is currently in place. There are skinny people with a lot of health problems also, so this extra tax would be very discriminatory.

Not only State workers 95 % of the state as well