Very interesting conversation.....while I like our health care system (easier to like what you were born into), I hate the fact I am paying for other's horrific choices. Having said that, I agree with a lot of the arguments here.
One thing not mentioned though is the fact parents who allow, through horrendous lifestyle choices, their children to become obese are not only setting them up for a lifetime of physical health issues, but also a lifetime of mental health issues as obese children are far more prone to being ostracized and bullied in school.
Of course, they could react like the Australian kid and power slam the little effers.