IMO this has nothing to do with obesity and is just another money grab. Look what happened with smokers. A health tax was imposed and people quit buying. There was moaning and groaning about lost revenue and discussion on how this extra money could be collected elsewhere.
Oooh, you’ll love this one, then!
A county here in Indiana went smoke-free. On their local paper’s website was an article about how they’re going to have to cut waaaaay back on plowing the streets this winter. They don’t have ANY money to pay plow drivers overtime and they don’t have nearly enough salt to last the winter. The comments section is completely full of outraged citizens yet none of them seem able to see the big picture.
Wanna know where the money for this used to come from? The cigarette tax.
Sorry. I still guffaw right out loud when I think about it while driving on our county’s nicely cleared and salted roads. Gonna be a looooong winter. :D