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minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·3 days agoThis would only make sense if food stamps were the main driving factor in junk food sales (they’re not, everyone wants to eat garbage sometimes).
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down6·3 days agoI don’t think he government needs to subsidize eating garbage, though.
minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoNeither do I, but beef subsidies aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoso tax junk food higher and subsidize healthy food directly? or do we only want poor people to eat healthy food?
minus-squareLappingDog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoWhy not both?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoGonna tax people to pay for the corn subsidies then tax people for eating the corn syrup
This would only make sense if food stamps were the main driving factor in junk food sales (they’re not, everyone wants to eat garbage sometimes).
I don’t think he government needs to subsidize eating garbage, though.
Neither do I, but beef subsidies aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
so tax junk food higher and subsidize healthy food directly? or do we only want poor people to eat healthy food?
Why not both?
Gonna tax people to pay for the corn subsidies then tax people for eating the corn syrup