Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link 50 years ago

Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by test6554 on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:07PM (#15760647)

Where I come from, if a person buys and eats junk and gets obese, that's their own fault, not the fault of the person who sells junk, and certainly not the fault of taxpayers. Their additional costs should come out of their own pockets.

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by s73ver_ on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:20PM (#15760764)

That's an extremely short sighted way to look at things, which gives a complete pass to a bunch of bad actors in the system.

Why is it always "personal responsibility", but never "corporate responsibility"?

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by NegativeLatency on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @04:10PM (#15760671)

What about the gov subsidies of corn that got us to the current situation?

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Re:Sugar industry withheld possible evidence of cancer link ... by losteric on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @07:15PM (#15761811)

We should tax the companies that profit to fund public education on these issues... If the public is not aware of the risks, they cannot be at fault because they never made a decision.

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