[sammyg2]

Income vs. weight:

IMO it all boils down to Personal Responsibility.
People who are responsible know when to say when, and they usually don't allow themselves to become obese. They are usually more successful too.

people who are less responsible are more likely to over-indulge, exercise less, become obese, and are more likely to be less successful and less employable.

I do not believe that obesity is a glandular problem, or that the obese are "victims".
They did it to themselves. It's no different than an addiction to alcohol or drugs.

Poverty doesn't cause obesity and obesity doesn't cause poverty, they are both the result of a common cause.
Obesity is a lifestyle. People will not change until they change their lifestyle. People in some locations are more likely to have a detrimental lifestyle, and are more prone to poverty because of it.

I haven't yet figured out yet how they will try to punish thin people to reward fat people, but I'm sure some liberal politician will try.