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[quote=Anonymous]Here’s why I’m against regulating for obesity by doing things like high taxes for chips, requiring an ID for soda etc. because it’s stupid, ineffective and detracts from important regulatory issues.

On stupid and ineffective, so potato chips get taxesd very high. How about cookies, doughnuts, cakes, crackers, popcorn at the movie theater, pizza rolls, all the appetizers at Applebees type places. I can’t buy a soda under 18 but I can get an energy drink, a Snapple, a milkshake or a venti carmel macchiato. It will have zero effect because there are so many options that have the high sugar, high fat, high carb combo that people seek.

There is a finite amount of political and monetary capitol toward any issue or regulatory space. Important food industry regulations like disease and safety monitoring, worker conditions and hygiene to keep the food and workers safe, breaking up the monopolization of the food supply, water management, etc are all way, way more important. Seriously, banning almonds and pistachios makes more sense.  If your platform is ban chips to save fat people, you only invite backlash that puts people in office who would take away all of the above. [/quote]

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