Baalzamon on 08 April 2013
| Dark_Lord_2008 said: No ban on junk food. What needs to be done is to make junk food a more expensive option in comparison to healthy food. A junk food tax would be a good policy decision. If taxes are applied to make cigarettes and alcohol to make them more expensive, the same can be done with junk food. |
Junk food is actually already incredibly expensive compared to healthy food. Most fruit and vegetables you can get for about $1/pound (or less, certain, such as "premium" apples cost more). You can buy a ridiculous amount of rice for $20. Pasta is very cheap.
On the contrary, sauces and junk foods etc, I always used a $3/pound general rule when purchasing (I would buy the junk food I wanted if it was under $3 per pound, and wouldn't if it was over).
Money can't buy happiness. Just video games, which make me happy.
