tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post5532288820563709708..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Rudd report on soft drink taxesusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-52720315200251981082009-03-03T12:07:00.000-05:002009-03-03T12:07:00.000-05:00You're quite right to suggest that the proponents ...You're quite right to suggest that the proponents of this tax "could justify fairly severe government interventions to influence personal choices that affect health." I wonder, would they have agreed with the PETA proposal (some time ago) that meat eaters be charged higher premiums? The externalities of the possible heart attack or cancer surely effect us all personally and financially. Like the proponents, PETA should also be railing against the corn subsidizes that make meat (and soda) such a cheap commodity, rather than attacking individual behaviors. <BR/><BR/>About the PETA proposal: http://www.foodbubbles.com/blog/2008/11/18/peta-wants-insurance-carriers-to-charge-meat-eaters-higher-premiums/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com