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Should We Tax Junk Food?

Should We Tax Junk Food?

By Laura Northrup October 16, 2009

Should America tax junk food? Should we add a “fat tax” to the list of sin taxes? When most Americans eat fast food at least once a week, could we tax junk and subsidize healthy foods in the name of public health? Paul Michael of Wisebread thinks that it makes financial sense.

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