[knapcio]

I'm close to being libertarian in many cases; however, I think that a tax may be a good way to quickly address this issue. I also believe that the money received from this tax should be directly spent on educating the public about why it's bad to consume too much sugar. The tax should be gradually decreased until people's habits change.

[robertlagrant]

> The tax should be gradually decreased until people's habits change

I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly. If you remove the tax, a new cool drink (think Monster when it came out, but for kids) will sweep tiktok, and all the kids will want it.

> the money received from this tax should be directly spent on educating the public about why it's bad to consume too much sugar

Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever.

[knapcio]

> I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly. I actually disagree. A great example is smoking. It's been declining for the past 70 years. It just became unattractive.

> Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever. I just described my idea how to approach this. I agree that governments are far from being perfect in this matter.

[robertlagrant]

Sorry - I'm missing the point being made?