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Kids can purchase unrestricted amount of sugar drinks and ruin their health for the rest of their lives. I insist government implements age verification for sod
by betaby 3y ago
Kids can purchase unrestricted amount of sugar drinks and ruin their health for the rest of their lives. I insist government implements age verification for soda purchases. All sodas must be accessible to 21+ years only.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoA state in Mexico did this [1] [2] [3] with positive results (junk food). It's a good idea. If you can get it passed in the US, you have my PAC dollars/dark money and vote. Sometimes "think of the children" really is think of the children. > One-third of Mexicans aged 6 to 19 are overweight or obese, according to UNICEF. They may not be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 now, but they can suffer myriad health issues, especially in adulthood. [2] (for comparison, 20% of children in the US are obese [4]) [1] https://www.npr.org/2020/09/14/912029399/we-had-to-take-action-states-in-mexico-move-to-ban-junk-food-sales-to-minors https://www.npr.org/2020/09/14/912029399/we-had-to-take-acti... [2] https://twitter.com/CongresoOaxaca_/status/1291080496303222786 https://twitter.com/CongresoOaxaca_/status/12910804963032227... [3] https://twitter.com/Magaly_LopezOax/status/1291084819561172992 https://twitter.com/Magaly_LopezOax/status/12910848195611729... [4] https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/index.html
- hollerith 3y agoOK, I'm on board.
- o11c 3y agoThis, but unironically. ... though it probably shouldn't use the same age cutoff as beer. 18 or even 15 would be better. The downside is that - even with mild enforcement - fast food would get even more expensive for people who buy the cheap items which are currently subsidized by drinks.
- TobyTheDog123 3y agoI feel like a lot of the comments here are said ironically but would actually be wonderful for much of society. Very tired of the libertarian arguments when they obviously don't work.
- huytersd 3y agoLibertarianism doesn’t work as much as communism doesn’t work.
- Kuinox 3y agoThere are others things than libertarianism and communism. Why picking it as an example?
- t0bia_s 3y agoApparently tribalism works.
- harimau777 3y agoFrom history, we mainly know that nation scale communism doesn't work when it is run by a totalitarian government and/or is undermined by the embargos or the CIA. We don't have much data on democratic communism that is reasonably free from outside interference. On the other hand, we know that communism works on the small scale due to the success of various traditional communities and non-profits. Depending on the specific system being discussed, there's also significant evidence that "more moderate" systems related to communism (e.g. various forms of socialism) work. Part of the problem that I've had in trying to interact with libertarian ideas is that they tend to be purist. In particular, when confronted with criticisms they tend to claim that under a complete libertarian system they wouldn't occur. However, that precludes the ability to consider whether an incomplete libertarian system might have merit.
- TobyTheDog123 3y agoI think those are two different scales. Libertarianism <---> Authoritarianism Capitalism <---> Communism Usually the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle of both, which is what the United States is (though some may argue we've begun to slide towards the extremes)
- stjohnswarts 3y agoWhere does it stop next? Government telling us that we can't have our small piece of chocolate until we eat all our veggies and Mediterranean menu diet guide?
- huytersd 3y agoSounds delicious.
- throwuwu 3y agoThis is the problem.
- harimau777 3y agoThere's lots of places that it could stop: The government ensures that realistic healthy options are available but doesn't force people to select them. The government applies a minimal tax to the most obviously unhealthy options but doesn't otherwise restrict anything. The government applies regulations before 18 years old but not afterwards.
- wizerdrobe 3y agoIf were to live in a world where we, through tax-payer funded medical care, one can privatize (caloric) gains and socialize (medical care cost) losses… Unironically this should be a mechanism. While I recognize no system is perfect, we would still socialize those born into misfortunes, I see no reason not to mandate intensive regulations. It is immoral to require society to pay for shit decision making.
- betaby 3y agoIt's an ironic reply but I genuinely believe that people abuse on sugar and regulation is required. Small taxes are not enough of a detriment.
- huytersd 3y agoThat’s a pretty good idea. I’m all for age restrictions on even more things. I think you shouldn't be able to use social media or have a smart phone until you’re 18.
- t0bia_s 3y agoAdults ruin their lives by smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol... Also they ruin relationships by consuming porn. Maybe we should ban it completely?