Comments on: A new “soda tax”? Are you in favour? https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/a-new-soda-tax-are-you-in-favour/ Eating well made easy Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Teddi https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/a-new-soda-tax-are-you-in-favour/#comment-5294 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:07:51 +0000 http://www.soscuisine.com/en/blog/?p=3276#comment-5294 Do we not have subsidies on corn to keep up with the US corn subsidies? Lobby the US gov’t to get rid of theirs & get rid of ours & watch the price of corn syrup & soda rise. Why tax something we’re essentially subsidizing?

]]> By: linda https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/a-new-soda-tax-are-you-in-favour/#comment-5293 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:21:21 +0000 http://www.soscuisine.com/en/blog/?p=3276#comment-5293 I really think the last thing low income or any socioeconomic group should be spending their “food” dollars on is “garbage food”. The tax can be used to help defray the health care costs of the obese i.e. heart/stroke, diabetes, joint replacement, cholesterol, cancer etc.

]]> By: Crystal https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/a-new-soda-tax-are-you-in-favour/#comment-5292 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:07:47 +0000 http://www.soscuisine.com/en/blog/?p=3276#comment-5292 I think it’s a great idea. It doesn’t matter what income bracket you’re in, soda is a poor beverage choice. It’d be nice to see the soda tax income be used to subsidize fruits and vegetables.

]]> By: Dave https://www.soscuisine.org/blog/a-new-soda-tax-are-you-in-favour/#comment-5291 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:39:30 +0000 http://www.soscuisine.com/en/blog/?p=3276#comment-5291 Meagan Fitzpatrick also wrote an article on soda tax last year:

http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=fcec3fba-ea03-4515-9fd1-6cf4d49a710c&p=1

I think the point that such taxes “disproportionately affect low-income people” is an important one, so I’d be keen on seeing how poorer households would be compensated (I’m not a fan of taxing the poor) and how we’d all be encouraged to eat healthier.

If this is the first baby step in a larger plan, then great let’s see it, but I’m skeptical as to how a soda tax can do much good on its own. Plus, if it’s implemented and fails, I fear it could leave a sour taste in people’s mouths for any future food reform.

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