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Old 12th July 2009
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Originally Posted by Gruffalo View Post
Blackburn and Darwen council gave all the residents free gym membership because they had the highest obesity rate in the Country.

Taxing junk food would not stop people eating it, however, it would contribute to the increased medical expenses that they are likely to clock up as a result of their binging. It is a polluter pays policy.
Sadly this isn't a market-induced externality.
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