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'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country
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Sugar tax is simple and highly effective.
What I see is they do not put much effort into it, certainly not compared with the witch hunt on tobacco.
Especially since a large percentage is suffering from obesity and only getting worse.
But as I said, electoral suicide.
Imagine paying 6x more for a soft drink, that would be the equivalent of tobacco taxes.
It would also spend way too much time in the weeds - what types of sugars? How to distinguish “natural” from “added”? How much for what? Which sugar substitutes? Do they have their own level? How to distinguish too much sugar in orange juice from too much in bread from junk food? What about alcohol, fats, and other high calorie foods? What about all sorts of carbs?
I disagree with a sugar tax being easy.
If I were orange cult god Trump, I would find it easier to define and sell a junk food tax.
And can traditional soda (healthy, probiotic) be exempt, and so then can be more competitive on price...
... I like this idea. I'd vote for that. :) ... depending on nuances of implementation. Perhaps it may prove more bureacratically complicated and expensive, and not worth doing. But all else equal, "simple and highly effective", sugar tax seems like a savvy equaliser, especially if was weighted for things like glycemic index, complete nutrient ratio to sugar, nutritional balance... oh, darn, this could get complicated fast.