I will also vote no on the food tax, but the cause of obesity in this country is not from people eating junk food. It's because of the entire food industry.
It's because of the prepackaged, sodium-bloated "quick meals" and the way everything - everything - is stuffed to the fucking eyeballs with corn fillers.
It's the dominance of the fast food industry and their power to the determine the very methods of farming and food production for the cheapest, fastest product.
It's the way healthy organic food costs 3 times as much so that only the middle class and higher can afford to eat well.
It's the way we prioritize work over everything else so that cheap+quick+easy = best because we simply have no time for anything else. Because of that American's on average spend less on food per person than any other country in the world.
It's the sad, sad fact that a McDonald's sandwich is cheaper than a bushel of veggies. And when you have kids to feed and very little money? That KFC bucket is a more viable option than buying ingredients to cook at home.
There's a lot more, but I'll /end rant. Have you seen a documentary called Food Inc.? Its something everyone needs to watch.
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It's because of the prepackaged, sodium-bloated "quick meals" and the way everything - everything - is stuffed to the fucking eyeballs with corn fillers.
It's the dominance of the fast food industry and their power to the determine the very methods of farming and food production for the cheapest, fastest product.
It's the way healthy organic food costs 3 times as much so that only the middle class and higher can afford to eat well.
It's the way we prioritize work over everything else so that cheap+quick+easy = best because we simply have no time for anything else. Because of that American's on average spend less on food per person than any other country in the world.
It's the sad, sad fact that a McDonald's sandwich is cheaper than a bushel of veggies. And when you have kids to feed and very little money? That KFC bucket is a more viable option than buying ingredients to cook at home.
There's a lot more, but I'll /end rant. Have you seen a documentary called Food Inc.? Its something everyone needs to watch.