Megan McArdle
I don't see how I'm "right for the wrong reason". If lecturing people doesn't work, would it be nice or fair to do it even if the government hadn't contributed to the problem? But I confess, I am more skeptical than Marc that this can all be laid at the government's door. If US government policy is making people overweight, why is obesity rising all over the world? It is worse here than most places, but if obesity is correlated with income, we would expect the problem to be worst in the richest country in the world.
