Goverment deems man too fat to live. (In New Zealand.)

[Mr Puggsly]

badgenome said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Some brilliant left wing logic. How about finding ways to make healthy foods cheaper?

Unhealthy foods tend to be cheaper and taxing them further hurts the poor.

That's not really true, though. Going down the junk food aisle is a lot more expensive than hitting the produce section. A bag of potato chips can be over $4, while bananas are like 50 cents a pound. But most people will opt for the former. It's just a cultural thing.

Well you did some cherry picking.

A large name brand bag of chips could be 4 bucks. But if they're on sale they could be significantly cheaper. There are cheap brands as well, you could get a large bag of chips for $1.

Bananas are one of the cheapest fruits. Most fruits and veggies are more expensive than bananas.

Even preparing a nutritious dinner yourself may not be as cheap as buying some $5-6 pizzas or $1-2 hamburgers.