How can you call a tax that will disproportionately affect the poor a step in the right direction? especially when the tax won't have any foreseeable effect on the issue they're claiming it will?
Not to mention all it will do is drive business out of state. I'm sure Delaware is going to love that new tax.

something affecting the poor disproportionately is not necessarily a bad thing

it's a cultural problem and to fix it you have no choice to implement a change at school level.
but no politician is seriously interested in this because it will cost alot, being effective 15 years later., and food lobbies will became enemies ...

Not even sure if it's possiblet to impose 2 hours per months for health information in school programs at federal level.
So i guess it's fucked up ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States#Anti-obesity_efforts

unfortunately nobody can do anything, because it's such a basic freedom: what to put in your mouth. How shocking that people don't care what they put in their mouths ... but who can come and beat fat people with a big stick, if they eat chips?

This post was edited by the_rest on Jun 18 2016 12:08am

I'd be on board with that, reclassify foods into categories, some eligible for stamps, some not

soda & junk food advertizing in school is basic freedom ?

Should be more worried about educating people on calorie counting and being on a energy deficit to lose weight or not being on an energy surplus to not gain weight.

No.

her life isn't looking so fabulous now

I immediately regret this btw, we can fat shame people as long as they are utter assholes and bad fathers loke AiNedeSpelCzech