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My wife and I have dabbled (with great success, but not for everyone) in keto for a few months at a time over the last 3 years. Sugar has been added to basical

by iinnPP 3y ago

My wife and I have dabbled (with great success, but not for everyone) in keto for a few months at a time over the last 3 years. Sugar has been added to basically everything at our Canadian grocery stores. Some examples: Creamcheese + 600% Fresh sausage + 300% Cold cuts + 300% Canned tomatoes + 400% Of course this also coincides with Canada's lovely carbon tax (which is applied to our farmers). Taxing the farmer is a problem because every person in the middle is marking up that carbon tax before passing it along. Just tax our food and call it a day. Otherwise companies will just continueto buy the tomatoes from Mexico and SHIP IT ACROSS 3 &$+#+$ COUNTRIES.

selimthegrim 3y ago
Do you know what a border adjustment levy is?
HenryBemis 3y ago
Keto/carnivore helps A LOT (YMMV). It eliminated cravings for me and also cut spending significantly as it removed any impulsive shopping/eating. If you think about it most ultra processed food is packed with salt and/or sugar to hijack your brain and keep you hooked. Big food is not joking around when it comes to addiction.
lotsofpulp 3y ago
> Taxing the farmer is a problem because every person in the middle is marking up that carbon tax before passing it along. Just tax our food and call it a day. Otherwise companies will just continueto buy the tomatoes from Mexico and SHIP IT ACROSS 3 &$+#+$ COUNTRIES. That is the point of a carbon tax, to apply it at the root cause of carbon emissions ensuring no one avoids paying the cost, and hence incentivizing everyone to reduce consumption. And the tomatoes are coming from Mexico because that is where the procurers can get them at the best price to quality ratio for their customers. If you think you can find a better source, I am sure the stores would love to hear it, because they are not paying to ship them across multiple countries for fun.
mthoms 3y ago
Only some carbon taxes apply to farmers. They are specifically exempt from the tax on any gasoline or diesel for their equipment. They aren't exempt from the tax on (for instance) natural gas to heat a barn. Though I believe that is changing with Bill C-234.

by iinnPP 3y ago

selimthegrim 3y ago

Do you know what a border adjustment levy is?

HenryBemis 3y ago

Keto/carnivore helps A LOT (YMMV). It eliminated cravings for me and also cut spending significantly as it removed any impulsive shopping/eating. If you think about it most ultra processed food is packed with salt and/or sugar to hijack your brain and keep you hooked. Big food is not joking around when it comes to addiction.

lotsofpulp 3y ago

> Taxing the farmer is a problem because every person in the middle is marking up that carbon tax before passing it along. Just tax our food and call it a day. Otherwise companies will just continueto buy the tomatoes from Mexico and SHIP IT ACROSS 3 &$+#+$ COUNTRIES. That is the point of a carbon tax, to apply it at the root cause of carbon emissions ensuring no one avoids paying the cost, and hence incentivizing everyone to reduce consumption. And the tomatoes are coming from Mexico because that is where the procurers can get them at the best price to quality ratio for their customers. If you think you can find a better source, I am sure the stores would love to hear it, because they are not paying to ship them across multiple countries for fun.

mthoms 3y ago

Only some carbon taxes apply to farmers. They are specifically exempt from the tax on any gasoline or diesel for their equipment. They aren't exempt from the tax on (for instance) natural gas to heat a barn. Though I believe that is changing with Bill C-234.