The article is pretty explicitly discussing new ways for insurance companies to get better data on your lifestyle.<p>The poor don&#x27;t buy overeat because it&#x27;s cheaper. Those poor (mostly obese) diabetics you discuss could have saved money by consuming less food. That&#x27;s fine - they can make their own choices, apparently they value twinkies over health. But it&#x27;s not right to force the rest of us to pay for those choices.<p>In much the same way, it&#x27;s not right to force third parties to live with pollution just so a factory owner can save money by not upgrading his machines.