http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/17/6659459-is-it-fair-to-fine-fat-people-for-not-dieting
Overweight welfare claimants in the US state of Arizona face paying $50 (£31) fines if they don't follow a dietary regime laid down by their doctor. Is that fair?
Just as American waistlines - like many in the Western world - continue to expand, so does the budget to meet the associated costs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13397306 if you want to read the article in its entirety.