If everyone 30+ bmi can get to 30 for “free” (not sure where the subsidizing stops, for me it’s free if I’m over 30 bmi), that’s just too tantalizing to pass up, even if the moral applies.
At least it takes a load off one problem (obesity related diseases). Could it actually exacerbate unethical farming even more or lead to even worse outcomes? Hope not.
"load off" groan...
I've read that obesity and smoking are net positives for the cost of state-supplied medical care because it causes people to die younger and quicker.
My real concern is what you stated: the by treating some of the symptoms of a toxic food system we will avoid treating the causes (in the USA, we would do well to take soft drinks out of schools and treat adding sugar to foods as an sin to be taxed)
This reminds me of my idea to replace EBT with unlimited amounts of soylent