Posted on 07/15/2002 2:50:10 PM PDT by blam
I want to know when they will begin to address the second-hand fat issue?
The issue is contentious because food is exempt from value added tax and politicians in the past have been reluctant to consider putting a tax on such an essential commodity.
Trivial compared to the fact that the whole idea reeks of fascism. Which is why some are advocating a junk-food tax. Notice the gussied-up junk food spun as unhealthy tax. Food that is un healthy is junk food.
A Demos spokesman said: "We are saying there should be some disincentive mechanism to tackle the issue of low cost, high fat, low nutrition food, which is bought disproportionally by low income people.
Some people can't take a dump without bringing class-envy into the picture.
Especially putrid since the government is the biggest cause of poverty. Plus, the diet the government advocates and supports by subsidizing production of those foods, many of those foods are unhealthy.
Government is not the solution -- it's the problem!
Reminds me of one of those old "Ethiopian Jokes"....something to do with 'what do you call an Ethiopian having a perch?.....a braggart'.......
Who are the people who are forced to buy low nutrition food?
My local farmer's market accepts food stamps, and even better, at the end of the day they reduce prices. They also sell "irregular" fruits and vegs. at low prices.
I've lived in many different areas of the country, and farmer's markets have always been available. Also, nutritious food, like rice and vegs, is not the most expensive in normal markets. The less nutritious food, like sweetened cereals and fast food, is more expensive.
WARNING: Government can be harmful to your health wealth and well-being.
OK, I'll say it again :-) No one is forced to eat highly processed foods like sweetened cereal. This is not an issue about money or nutrition. It's about education.
Obesity is a phenomenon of specialization which is a manifestation of mass socialization; why would or should it concern those of us unafflicted by the condition unless the fat slobs are trying to share our beds?
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