Can You Tax Away Obesity?

by LaVonne on 16/02/10 at 6:16 am

All year long, newscasts have been filled with stories on healthcare reform and obesity in America. There’s no doubt that our current medical care delivery system is in need of some repair and refinement. And, most agree that we have an obesity epidemic on our hands. We need funds to implement critical changes, but from where? Taxes, of course.

It was so much easier when tobacco was the bad guy. The health consequences of inhaling smoke into your lungs day after day were clear and indisputable. Therefore, it took no leap of faith to recommend that cigarettes should be taxed, and that money should be used to fund smoking cessation programs and support healthy lifestyle behaviors.

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