I don’t have a tremendous amount of sympathy for self-inflicted disability. This applies to addictions of all kinds – including food. I battle my own demons but it would certainly never occur to me to insist that I’m a member of a protected class because of my weight. Nor would I presume that I’m entitled to privileges and compensation designed to help the truly handicapped. UGH. Take care of your self and don’t expect society to do it for you. I read about so many abuses of the system in graduate school that it turns my stomach.

I also think that everyone should have equal access to quality health care. I just doubt the current body of legislators’ ability to create something that isn’t a bureaucratic nightmare. They’re lawyers focused on keeping lawyers employed not accountants and lean gurus focused on a customer value creating outcome. That’s a pity.