shish_mish@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 年前Tony Blair says junk food should be made too expensive for the poor to afford through new sugar and salt taxes to tackle obesityvnexplorer.netexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up172
arrow-up172external-linkTony Blair says junk food should be made too expensive for the poor to afford through new sugar and salt taxes to tackle obesityvnexplorer.netshish_mish@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 年前message-square46fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-23 年前Better also reduce the cost of healthier food, ya knobhead.
minus-squarebutterypowered@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 年前I’ve thought that for years. Tax the high sugar/fat/alcohol stuff and use 100% of that tax to subsidise fresh fruit and veg.
minus-squarethrow4w4y5@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 年前that will just become profit for supermarkets. even if you legislate maximum prices for certain foods, it will still become profit for supermarkets but the quality will be reduced.
Better also reduce the cost of healthier food, ya knobhead.
I’ve thought that for years. Tax the high sugar/fat/alcohol stuff and use 100% of that tax to subsidise fresh fruit and veg.
that will just become profit for supermarkets. even if you legislate maximum prices for certain foods, it will still become profit for supermarkets but the quality will be reduced.