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Reducing sugar consumption has long term health benefit, reduce medical cost, and might reduce consumption of plastic bottle. Anyone explored regulating/taxing
by a_c 2y ago
Reducing sugar consumption has long term health benefit, reduce medical cost, and might reduce consumption of plastic bottle. Anyone explored regulating/taxing sugar before?
- riffraff 2y agoYes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugary_drink_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugary_drink_tax
- sydbarrett74 2y agoIn the US, President Wilson proposed a soft-drink tax in 1914, but the already-powerful Coca-Cola Company lobbied to defeat the initiative. In this country, the beverage industry is incredibly influential and has bought off a lot of legislators.
- shadedtriangle 2y agoYes, the city of Seattle instituted a sweetened beverage tax in 2017 and there was a study with results published in 2023. https://www.seattle.gov/sweetened-beverage-tax-community-advisory-board/evaluation-reports https://www.seattle.gov/sweetened-beverage-tax-community-adv...
- esperent 2y agoMexico, the UK, and Portugal all have a tax on sugary drinks. Norway seems to be the only country with an overall sugar tax though.