Junk food tax in Australia?Follow

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Perhaps it's educating people on how to manage their pocketbook that would help the most?

A large bag of chips is $3
I can easily put together a really good meal for $3 for myself. If I have to, I can really easily live off of $5/day worth of food and eat really well. You just have to be smart about it.

Saying that taxing chips and ho-hos and stuff is going to hurt the poor is a load of ****. The gov't here racks in the cash on other luxury items like cigs and liquor. Might as well add it to junk food too!

I junk food taxed your mum last night in bed.

Crikey!

Not the content as much of the tone of this makes me smile.

That article just happened to be about Australia, but a lot of other countries are thinking about it (or being lobbied to think about it).

FTFY

And thank you!

This is a pretty good idea, hopefully one day Canada will do the same.

PsiChi, just to point out fad diets are not the only way to lose weight, proper eating and moderation works as well as or better then any fad diet. As does turning off the TV and walking.


As far as making a junk food, I am all for it. It is just like cigarette and alcohol taxes, they only affect those that choose to partake in that vice. No one has to eat junk food, there are plenty of healthy alternatives out that are not expensive. It wont hurt the poor except make them choose quick fast food, or taking a couple of minutes to make something healthy.

The whole wheat bread that Wonderbread makes is the same price as the white. I buy the whole wheat.

I completely disagree with the needing money thing to stay healthy for both food and exercise. Personally, I eat well but not expensive. Probably my single biggest expense is all the milk I drink. Eating rice or potatoes instead of deep fried french fries, steamed veggies or boiled frozen veggies (because sometimes I'm lazy) instead of well, not eating them or whatever it is other people do and not eatting a massive helping of meat all make for a healthy meal.

As for exercise, it doesn't have to be expensive. You don't always have to set time aside for it either. Talk the stairs, walk a few blocks to the store, don't drive around forever to find the closest parking space, etc. Or, make a little time for it. Go for a walk around a few blocks after supper.

Saying that skinny is the new sign of wealth is miss leading and sounds like the converse is if you aren't wealthy you must be fat. Unless of course you mean super model skinny. Then I'd have to say switch wealthy for stupidty and you have that much right.

Oh, and about mac and cheese, I see you on that with broccolli and stuff. Although, I'm a fan of a box of KD, can of brown beans, stir in some hot dogs chopped up. Add in chili powder and you have yourself a meal of champions (with a side salad of course). Yup, and I eat the whole thing, too.

There's nothing wrong with Mac & Cheese, it's potato chips and chocolate bars that are the culprits here.