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Originally Posted by Azure
Obesity rates doubled from 1990-2000. They are expected to double again from 2000-2010.
Which means that we have yet to see the effect the generation now will have on the health care system.
Is it at the same level as smoking? Obviously not. Doesn't mean that its not a drain on society. And if you want to tax things that are a 'drain' on society, tax junk food.
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Find a junk food that's easy to tax, that is always bad for you and never good for you regardless of your own health status, your weight, your exercise level and the amount that you eat. Then we can talk about taxing it. I'd even be receptive to it. I just don't think it's
practical, that's all.