Category Archives: “Sin Tax”

Canada’s Response to “junk food”…

http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/02/2999-cheese-whiz.html I love this blog…check it out! OTTAWA – Taxpayers will no longer fork out funds to ship Cheez Whiz, tires and snowmobile parts to Canada’s North under the federal government’s new market-driven food-delivery program, says Minister John Duncan. “Some … Continue reading

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“Sin Tax”…

Junk Food Pyramid “A California lawmaker is targeting the obesity epidemic by proposing a penny-an-ounce tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. That’s good, but why not expand it to tax all junk food? A 540-calorie Big Mac at McDonald’s … Continue reading

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