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You're right but I can't help thinking the sugar would simply be replaced by horrible chemicals to avoid the tax.

Yeah I guess that might be true. But alternatively, if cheap shìt food can only be made with either excessive refined sugar or more horrendous stabalising E numbers, I'm not sure society wins in that situation.

I think society has got to the point where everybody knows the dangers of these two. That said, I can't help but think cigarettes are now overtaxed. It's a generalisation but I think tobacco tax is a heavy burden on a lot of people for whom cigs are their main pleasure in life. The problem...

I started off disagreeing with this post, but find myself sort of agreeing with you. Ultimately, we have no control on how our taxes our spent. There is no point even pretending this money is going to be ring-fenced for healthcare, as that isn't even practical. For me, it all comes down to...