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I disagree. The government could easily move the needle if it had the guts to implement nationwide financial changes that would actually make a difference on f
by mdorazio 5y ago
I disagree. The government could easily move the needle if it had the guts to implement nationwide financial changes that would actually make a difference on food contents - tax sugary foods & drinks, implement a sugar daily % value, end corn and dairy subsidies, etc.
- bradleyjg 5y agoI remember when Bloomberg put in some sugary food taxes in NYC. Do you know if there’s any data on whether those policies worked?
- mdorazio 5y agoI remember it being unpopular, but haven't seen results on the NYC one specifically. Wikipedia has a roundup of results on a few similar implementations, though, and they seem to somewhat work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugary_drink_tax#Consumption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugary_drink_tax#Consumption