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Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com  'Fat Tax' Would Cover Germany's
HC Costs  Ad Feedback  Germans who are overweight could end up
paying more for their health insurance.  Marco Wanderwitz, a
member of the German Parliament, is proposing what's being
called the "fat tax."  He said the tax is needed, because
overweight people are driving up the cost of health care and it
is not fair to the rest of the citizens.  "The question must be
admitted whether the immense costs that, for example, arise from
excessive consumption of food, can be permanently paid out of
the consolidated health system," Wanderwitz told The London
Telegraph.  "I think it's sensible that people who knowingly
live unhealthily carry a responsibility for it in a financial
respect," he added.  Germany's health care system is supported
by insurance funds. Still, obesity-related illnesses costs
Germany about $21 billion a year.  It's estimated that nearly 20
percent of all Germans are over