Push afoot to heavily tax junk food (you knew it was coming)

since society at large let them beat up on smokers, now it's your turn, fatties. see how the game is played, now?



'time has come for tax on junk food'


Ladies and gentlemen, stock up on your Twinkies. A tax on junk food could be coming to a province near you.

Earlier this month, the British Columbia government said it is considering adding a new weapon to its sin tax arsenal -- the "junk food tax" -- in an attempt to curb the obesity epidemic that is spiralling out of control.

Gordon Hogg, the B.C. minister responsible for healthy living, said "there's an allure to (a junk food tax) ... If we are going to have a positive impact on public behaviour, and benefits to the people of this province, then (a tax) is something we clearly have to look at."

And B.C. isn't alone. In late September, the Medical Society of Prince Edward Island passed a resolution calling on the P.E.I. government to implement a "junk food tax." P.E.I.'s health minister says he's open to the concept.

It's an idea whose time has definitely come. We've already got sin taxes on booze and cigarettes. Chocolate bars and potato chips are the next logical step.

Eating junk food leads to weight gain. With that weight gain comes increased health risks including high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease. And with those increased health risks comes increased strain on an already overburdened medical system.
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Last Edited by theDtrain on 10/13/2011 04:26 PM