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There's no evidence any of this actually works, and most people aren't interested in a government that tries to dictate what they should eat.

maxxxxx 9y ago
Corn is being subsidized right now. This means that the government is dictating already what to eat. At a minimum get rid of subsidies.
MarkMc 9y ago
> There's no evidence any of this actually works, There's plenty of evidence that taxing a product reduces demand for that product > and most people aren't interested in a government that tries to dictate what they should eat. That's true, but it just underscores the ancestor comment: Social acceptance can make most any evil the norm. People accept that the government should regulate what we drink and smoke, but not what we eat - this is partly due to cultural acceptance of obesity
- gozur88 9y ago
  People accept that the government should regulate what other people drink and smoke. The smoking prohibitions didn't come into effect until the number of smokers was small enough they couldn't stop them, and alcohol prohibition was always the cause of teetotalers and ex-alcoholics.
  - chiefalchemist 9y ago
    Yes. But as things are going it's going to be a long time before over weight ppl are the minority. It's also not politically correct to talk about such things. Thanks Oprah.
- chiefalchemist 9y ago
  Agreed. We've normalized the abnormal. Furthermore, it's not PC to mention, even in passing, that someone is hurting themselves, and in a social sense others as well. Long to short...we want healthcare as a right, but zero responsibility related to that right (i.e., personal health). This isn't working out well.
chiefalchemist 9y ago
Perhaps. But the irony of this statement is the gov's food pyramid is a direct contributor to the current obesity epidemic. It's too heavy on carbs, and too light on fats.
- gozur88 9y ago
  That's true.

maxxxxx 9y ago

Corn is being subsidized right now. This means that the government is dictating already what to eat. At a minimum get rid of subsidies.

MarkMc 9y ago

> There's no evidence any of this actually works, There's plenty of evidence that taxing a product reduces demand for that product > and most people aren't interested in a government that tries to dictate what they should eat. That's true, but it just underscores the ancestor comment: Social acceptance can make most any evil the norm. People accept that the government should regulate what we drink and smoke, but not what we eat - this is partly due to cultural acceptance of obesity

gozur88 9y ago
People accept that the government should regulate what other people drink and smoke. The smoking prohibitions didn't come into effect until the number of smokers was small enough they couldn't stop them, and alcohol prohibition was always the cause of teetotalers and ex-alcoholics.
- chiefalchemist 9y ago
  Yes. But as things are going it's going to be a long time before over weight ppl are the minority. It's also not politically correct to talk about such things. Thanks Oprah.
chiefalchemist 9y ago
Agreed. We've normalized the abnormal. Furthermore, it's not PC to mention, even in passing, that someone is hurting themselves, and in a social sense others as well. Long to short...we want healthcare as a right, but zero responsibility related to that right (i.e., personal health). This isn't working out well.

chiefalchemist 9y ago

Perhaps. But the irony of this statement is the gov's food pyramid is a direct contributor to the current obesity epidemic. It's too heavy on carbs, and too light on fats.

gozur88 9y ago
That's true.