I think it is ok to take away people’s right to do something when doing that thing costs the rest of us.
Helmets on motorcyclists.
Helmets on bicyclists.
Baby seats for babies and toddlers.
Anti-pollution laws.
And yes, maybe some day, laws making it more expensive or even illegal to take in too much fat, alcohol, drugs, or tobacco.
All these choices currently raise your taxes, but it’s in indirect costs. Health care, lost work, etc, etc.
If someone showed you that these measure would reduce your tax bill by five percent, what would you think? What if it were ten or fifteen percent?