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Old 12-03-2009, 12:04   #21
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Re: 'Chocolate tax' to tackle obesity

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Originally Posted by Maggy J View Post
Oh yes this is bound to work because of course it worked so well with tobacco and alcohol.
Actually it does work with tobacco and alcohol. Or at least it does with alcohol. Alcohol costs less in real terms now than it did 50 years ago and there's a neat correlation between alcohol consumption rising and its price falling.

BBC news had an item on the alcohol issue the other week - with regard to alcohol tax proposals by the Scottish government - and displayed a graph. Unfortunately this was the TV news, so I don't know if I can find a linkable version.

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Originally Posted by harmitage View Post
OK. I'll get these out my system.

I’m gonna wispa this;
This forum consists of whole nuts full of hot aero acting like smarties. You should smell the roses, take a time out, don’t fudge the issues by acting like heroes. Don’t be a drifter, be a matchmaker and go for a picnic so that you don’t get the munchies.

I’ll get my coat.

{feeling peckish now}
Right, get your coat, start running and don't look back. Because I'm putting a bounty on your head.

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