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Re: report calls for an experimental 20% tax on all sugary soft drinks
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Originally Posted by Chris
I know - but my point is, there is a fundamental ideological difference between reducing State intervention, whether by tax or by benefit, and increasing it. In very simple terms, the more State a government creates, the more Left that government is. Hence my contention that taxing a food or drink not because it is inherently harmful, but because of a belief that certain people can't be trusted not to harm themselves with it, is essentially a nannying, leftist position.
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Well, a bigger state may be leftist, but I'm simply not convinced that that 'the left' is more nannying than 'the right'.
Nanny away, Dave:
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Ministers are proposing a minimum price of 45p a unit for the sale of alcohol in England and Wales as part of a drive to tackle problem drinking.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20515918
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UK could introduce 'fat tax', says David Cameron
Prime minister says 'fat tax' could help prevent health costs soaring and life expectancy falling
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...-david-cameron
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