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Re:Children's daily sugar consumption halved just a year aft... by robertlagrant on Wednesday July 10, 2024 @04:34AM (#40924886)
> The tax should be gradually decreased until people's habits change

I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly. If you remove the tax, a new cool drink (think Monster when it came out, but for kids) will sweep tiktok, and all the kids will want it.

> the money received from this tax should be directly spent on educating the public about why it's bad to consume too much sugar

Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever.

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Re:Children's daily sugar consumption halved just a year aft... by knapcio on Thursday July 11, 2024 @07:05AM (#40935384)
> I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly. I actually disagree. A great example is smoking. It's been declining for the past 70 years. It just became unattractive.

> Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever. I just described my idea how to approach this. I agree that governments are far from being perfect in this matter.

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Re:Children's daily sugar consumption halved just a year aft... by robertlagrant on Thursday July 11, 2024 @07:25AM (#40935493)
Sorry - I'm missing the point being made?
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