[cpursley]

It's interesting how quick people are to blame US corporations when it's the US government that subsidizes cheap carbs through the farm subsidy program (and on the flip-size in the US, subsidize the purchase of junk food via food stamps).

Also, banning sales to children doesn't solve the real culprit - parents buying the junk food for their own children. At least in America, watch any parent fill up their carts and pay attention to what they buy.

[biddit]

How much of that government policy was created in reaction to lobbying by corporations though?

[refurb]

Is it too much to ask for politicians to do the right thing regardless of lobbying?

[aylmao]

> Also, banning sales to children doesn't solve the real culprit - parents buying the junk food for their own children. At least in America, watch any parent fill up their carts and pay attention to what they buy.

I grew up in Mexico. There's definitely a culture of drinking soda with meals for example. Parent's are definitely responsible for that.

There's also definitely a lot of children buying junk food with their allowances. The individual bag of chips is very popular, and it's sold in every "corner store" on every neighborhood (I've seen less of these in the USA, but they're everywhere in Mexico).

[kyuudou]

Why not just cut to the quick and ban children without a license /s