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Just Mandate the Good Ideas™ The comments suggesting people would just decide to have fewer sugary drinks to save money seem to be forgetting how humans act wh
by Philorandroid 3y ago
Just Mandate the Good Ideas™
The comments suggesting people would just decide to have fewer sugary drinks to save money seem to be forgetting how humans act when something they like is made less available. It will be a wake-up call to exactly no one. Cheaper brand-X sodas would fill the void left by more expensive ones, enterprising individuals might even make their own sodas or switch to lemonade, etc. The perceived scarcity might even lead more people who don't normally drink soda to start.
I'd think that incentivizing the proliferation of taste-alike low/no-sugar sodas would have a much better outcome anyways. Tax credits to businesses that adequately serve and promote low-sugar sodas could be a good start.