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Prime Time Tonight - Food Tax

  • 11-10-2011 9:07pm
    #1
    Red Cortina
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭


    Anyone watching this? Bit of deja vu from Prof Donal O'Shea there...


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  • #2
    Gummy Panda
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    Red Cortina wrote: »
    Anyone watching this? Bit of deja vu from Prof Donal O'Shea there...

    I do agree with the part about people not knowing how to cook. I know people who live off microwave meals and sugary jars of sauces.


  • #3
    FGR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭FGR


    A fat tax is just as ridiculous as the carbon tax.

    Any excuse to bring in more money. Without incentivising proper healthy eating people will still resort to the handy, low quality food; regardless if it's that bit more expensive.


  • #4
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Sunday Times had a piece on a possible sugar tax here with a big photo of the obese Minister for Health.:rolleyes: But most of the article was from a USA or Denmark perspective. Advertisement aimed at young kids and also sugary sports drinks were mentioned. That might put the GAA nose out of joint if you ban them using advertisements on waterbottles.


  • #5
    carveone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,313 ✭✭✭carveone


    Ah yes, classic government strategy.

    Let's implement total societal reform by listening to vague conclusions about a affecting b and then, while cherry picking the results that appeal to us, do something totally boneheaded that ends up being challenged in court. Or more likely, challenged by the EU.

    You end up listening to crazies like Gillian McKeith and before you know it, it's mandatory to have your poo examined monthly. Or there's a tax on basic food necessities - bread, milk, butter, cheese, tea. The very concept of extra taxes on milk is stunning to me. They'll be discouraging breast feeding next (it's been done before).

    My totally personal opinion is that there are two major problems. The first one is backed up by a proper study (World Cancer Research Fund), the second one is just my opinion :o

    - garbage journalism is becoming a public health problem. People think that scientists keep changing their minds on health issues (they don't). So hey, you might as well eat whatever you want, because it won’t make any difference.

    - the financial system. The entire thing has become a massive ponzi scheme designed to destroy the middle class and impoverish the lower 99% (yeah, that again).

    Look at Ireland in the 70s and 80s. And today. Contrast countries like France with the UK and US - the differences in obesity levels is shocking. The big difference appears to be the forcing of both parents into work. Ireland actually had a tax change to encourage this. Society is actively pushing this too as some sort of a norm. This means tighter schedules, less time, more stress and zero time to prepare proper food. This is way out of historical norms.

    And the increased cost of food doesn't seem to be a major limiter unless you are actually below the poverty line. The local chippers here do a roaring business every day (not just Friday) even though the cost of a family dinner from them is way out of reason compared to what you could do yourself. Burger and chips for €6? Please.

    (damn, how did that become such a long rant)


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