Many feel this policy is most likely based on two reasons: personal responsibility and surgery complications. The first argument is the fact that smokers and obese people are at greater risk of diseases that come directly from their own bad habits, and as such they should take personal responsibility by paying the cost themselves. They argue it is not fair to ask the government to pay for otlhers' bad habits. The second argument relates to the possibility of complications during and after surgery. They argue that there is an increased risk of complications both during the surgery and after surgery for smokers and obese people. For example, smokers who undergo surgery are more likely than nonsmokers to experience anesthesia-related complications, infections, heart attack, stroke, pneumonia or even death.