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Originally Posted by YoshimiTheEthereal
Oh, I like that idea, MMM!
I actually thought about this issue earlier today and thought that making junk food and unhealthy food expensive and healthier foods cheaper would be a good idea, to inspire people to eat healthier by not wanting to spend the extra money on unhealthy food.
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Unless you plan on putting like a 1000% tax on this food drink and even then.. its not going stop anyone. Healthy foods are already cheap.
Most people rarely can tell you what they spend a day on food. So obviously they aren't caring about the price now.
The people on a true poor man's budget is already bringing their lunch and not buying fast food.
Its not a matter of price...
Its a matter of
a. Self control... they know that choclate cake isn't as good for you as the fruit cup.
b. Laziness... taking convience over a healthy choice.
c. If real food isn't available then goto the grocery store, prepare health meals and take them with you. Raw ingredients are not more expensive than junk.
Lets say goverment decides to put a tax on meat. They say too much red meat is bad for... so you are now paying more for meat... Even Al Gore say methane from cattle is destroying our planet but is not willing to give up eating red meat.
too much mercury in tuna... tax it...
too much fat in bacon... tax it...
Give government a little power and they will use it to the extreme to grow and tax.