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> They sell vast quantities of candy, sugar drinks and food with added sugar As do all but specialized grocery stores because this is the majority of food prod
by comeonseriously 5y ago
> They sell vast quantities of candy, sugar drinks and food with added sugar
As do all but specialized grocery stores because this is the majority of food produced. How about we go after the food producers instead? Or the subsidies that enable this?
- criddell 5y agoHow much of an impact do the subsidies have?
- kleer001 5y agoA fair bit. Some facts over here : https://economics21.org/html/sugar-subsidies-are-bitter-deal-american-consumers-1007.html https://economics21.org/html/sugar-subsidies-are-bitter-deal... and of course the true scandal of sugar (IMHO the war crime of anti-science) https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074...
- gruez 5y agoThat doesn't really answer the question. There's a lot of subsidies going around, but how much difference does it make to foods at the checkout? Does [junk food item] being 10% more expensive cause a meaningful drop in consumption?
- kleer001 5y ago> That doesn't really answer the question. Sure it does. Maybe not to 5 decimal places, but you're not going to get that on an internet forum of non-specialists. You want more? I'm sure there's a dissertation from an economics student or a master's thesis out there for your digestion.
- connicpu 5y agoCorn subsidies have a huge impact on the price of high fructose corn syrup, corn is the US's most subsidized crop
- criddell 5y agoWhat does huge mean? Does it lower the price of HFCS by 10%? 20%? 50%?