Comments on: Quizz: Should New Yorkers pay an obesity tax? http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/yorkers-pay-obesity-tax/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yorkers-pay-obesity-tax Getting rid of fat solutions! Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CT http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/yorkers-pay-obesity-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-12621 CT Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:44:58 +0000 http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/?p=3306#comment-12621 I'm curious how the soda tax will be filtered down to consumers who purchase their carbonized addiction at fast food chains. It's just so easy for many to grab a "meal deal" with an extra large soda for $0.25 more, you know? I’m curious how the soda tax will be filtered down to consumers who purchase their carbonized addiction at fast food chains. It’s just so easy for many to grab a “meal deal” with an extra large soda for $0.25 more, you know?

]]> By: Eat Smart Age Smart http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/yorkers-pay-obesity-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-12597 Eat Smart Age Smart Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:15:58 +0000 http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/?p=3306#comment-12597 Grace, I hear you loud and clear about the logistic, but if we can tax cigarettes, I'm sure there must be a way. Maybe it's a question of taxing the vendors (aka fast food places) which will force them to pass on the taxe to the consumer who chooses to buy soda drinks. I think that if soda was not this cheap, then a lot of people would think twice before buying it. When you have fast food joints like McDonalds holding a summer long deal (like they did this past summer 2009) where you can buy any soda size for $99 (well, here in Canada) ... then who will buy a nice organic juice at $3.99 when they are thirsty? People have to start feeling the pinch in their wallets to start making smarter food choices ... well that's my opinion in any case! Grace,

I hear you loud and clear about the logistic, but if we can tax cigarettes, I’m sure there must be a way.

Maybe it’s a question of taxing the vendors (aka fast food places) which will force them to pass on the taxe to the consumer who chooses to buy soda drinks.

I think that if soda was not this cheap, then a lot of people would think twice before buying it.

When you have fast food joints like McDonalds holding a summer long deal (like they did this past summer 2009) where you can buy any soda size for $99 (well, here in Canada) … then who will buy a nice organic juice at $3.99 when they are thirsty?

People have to start feeling the pinch in their wallets to start making smarter food choices … well that’s my opinion in any case!

]]> By: Grace http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/yorkers-pay-obesity-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-12581 Grace Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:09:20 +0000 http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/?p=3306#comment-12581 I'm curious how the soda tax will be filtered down to consumers who purchase their carbonized addiction at fast food chains. It's just so easy for many to grab a "meal deal" with an extra large soda for $0.25 more, you know? I’m curious how the soda tax will be filtered down to consumers who purchase their carbonized addiction at fast food chains. It’s just so easy for many to grab a “meal deal” with an extra large soda for $0.25 more, you know?

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