Posted on 04/07/2018 12:41:02 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
An anti-obesity drive is about to see a tax introduced on sugary drinks across the UK, while Scotland is set to impose a minimum price on alcohol to target problem drinking.
But does making unhealthy products more expensive persuade people to make "better" choices? And what are the trade-offs associated with doing so?
Everybody will pay more
The price increases being introduced could lead to significant health improvements, but they will be felt by everybody, not just those with the unhealthiest lifestyles.
From 6 April, the UK's tax on sugary drinks will see shoppers asked to pay 18p or 24p more a litre, depending on just how much has been added to their drinks. The price of a 1.75-litre bottle of cola bought from a supermarket could increase by about 25%.
In Scotland, from May, alcohol will not be allowed to be sold for less than 50p per unit, which could see a four-pack of cider cost 10% more, while a pack of 20 cans could double in price. Wales is looking at similar measures.
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I love Big Brother
Of course not, but it’ll make the kleptocrats smile.
So, you’re too stupid to decide for yourself what to consume, so someone else has to do it for you?
If Progressives can’t enact full prohibition, prohibition-lite is the next best thing.
Sugar: Bad !!!!
Marijuana: Good ????
Btw, the new pup and your little one look mightly pleased with one another :-)
Just creating a market for black market sodas that will be even worse.
Let me see now... poor people imbibe the bad stuff like sugary drinks and need teeth pulled because they’re too stupid to brush and see a dentist. Taxpayers pay the bill for hospital treatment. So government hikes taxes on the bad stuff. Poor people get welfare that pays for the bad stuff including the hiked taxes, so they continue with their purchases because taxpayers foot the bill. “We’re the government, and we say taxes solve everything!”
First thing that came to my mind, too!! Damn politicians.
Thank you tomkat, the puppy loses it when she leaves the home. Hopefully now at 5 months the puppy will grow out of that soon.
A sugar tax was levied last year in Seattle. What’s interesting is the same tax gets priced on diet soda as well.
“One child has a rotten tooth pulled out every 10 minutes “
When does the kid get to sleep? 5 and 1/2 hours in the dentist’s chair is pretty stressful.
Our humble servant of the people look fairly healthy and wealthy...not so much wise.
Although, Chuck Schumer attemts to imitate a wise old owl by wearing reading glasses at the end of his nose.
Even when he isn’t reading anything.
Our humble servantS of the people look fairly healthy and wealthy...
not so much wise.
Although, Chuck Schumer attempts to imitate a wise old owl by wearing reading glasses at the end of his nose.
Even when he isn’t reading anything.
“Damn politicians.”
MJ legalization, with the exception of Vermont in 2018, has not come from politicians. It’s been accomplished by referendum, usually with bipartisan opposition by politicians.
Prohibition, OTOH, has been imposed by politicians. AFAIK, it has never been instituted by ballot.
Big government loves prohibition.
If taxes were going to fix our states/Republic, we’d have a perfect nation.
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