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Sugar is as essential to the body's functioning as water and air. Such a tax will not eliminate sweet foods. Basic uncontroversial economics is sufficient to k
by droithomme 15y ago
Sugar is as essential to the body's functioning as water and air.
Such a tax will not eliminate sweet foods. Basic uncontroversial economics is sufficient to know the result of such a tax will be that manufacturers will switch to saccharine, Aspartame and other synthesized sweeteners which are not so taxed. Whether their deleterious health effects are real or conspiracy theories and if real are more harmful over the long run than sugar I will leave to the curious reader's further research.
- tghw 15y agoThat's just flat out wrong. Sugar, as in sucrose, is not at all necessary for the body's functioning. Other sugars are used by the body, but they can easily be synthesized from fruits and vegetables.
- Craiggybear 15y agoSugar is sugar is sugar is sugar. And it is absolutely essential ... regardless of its origin. But yes, too much ain't a good idea.
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