Comments on: Tax on Soda Another Misguided Attempt by Public Health Officials http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/tax-on-soda-another-misguided-attempt-by-public-health-officials.html No BS Health and Fitness Advice Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:20:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Guest User http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/tax-on-soda-another-misguided-attempt-by-public-health-officials.html/comment-page-1#comment-1470 Guest User Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:27:50 +0000 #comment-1470 The USDA heavily subsidizes the grain industry, the very industry that produces those ingredients for donuts, sugary snacks and other not-so-healthy "food", in an effort to provide inexpensive food to the American public (this subsidized grain is also sold overseas and is also used to feed the meat animals we then eat). If the same money were spent on fruits and vegetables the cost of actual nutritious food would decrease while the cost of unsubsidized grain products increased. Ta da! Problem solved. As a side note - has anyone actually gone to a public school in their area and seen the "food" the elementary students are given? My kids are now taking their lunches to school with them. The USDA heavily subsidizes the grain industry, the very industry that produces those ingredients for donuts, sugary snacks and other not-so-healthy “food”, in an effort to provide inexpensive food to the American public (this subsidized grain is also sold overseas and is also used to feed the meat animals we then eat). If the same money were spent on fruits and vegetables the cost of actual nutritious food would decrease while the cost of unsubsidized grain products increased. Ta da! Problem solved. As a side note – has anyone actually gone to a public school in their area and seen the “food” the elementary students are given? My kids are now taking their lunches to school with them.

]]> By: Guest User http://www.healthandfitnessadvice.com/the-healthy-skeptic/tax-on-soda-another-misguided-attempt-by-public-health-officials.html/comment-page-1#comment-4 Guest User Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:39:14 +0000 #comment-4 Aw man, you nailed this one dead on. It's unbelievable. Same problem here in Montreal and Canada. Everyday some ridiculous legislation is proposed in the name of public safety and protecting the environment. What better pretext for the government than health and the environment, huh? Aw man, you nailed this one dead on. It’s unbelievable. Same problem here in Montreal and Canada. Everyday some ridiculous legislation is proposed in the name of public safety and protecting the environment.

What better pretext for the government than health and the environment, huh?

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