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RE: Should Governments Be Able To Institute a “Fat Tax” ?
a fat tax would not stop people overweight to quit eating their favorite meals, same with the rise in cigarette prices caused nobody to quit, extra taxes on unhealthy items are an excuse for liberal to bring in more money to the government
Not true based on facts. It has been shown that you can raise the taxes on cigarettes to the point that you have a significant impact on usage. The test case is in Canada. Interestingly a socialist place. So-called "free healthcare for all". They justify the taxes due to the future higher healthcare costs for people that won't give up smoking tobacco. It is all a self-consistent philosophy and implementation of the philosophy.