I don't drink sodas or other sugared drinks, since I limit my liquid (and thus not satiating) calories as much as I can. Still, I cannot get behind movements that locate such habits in the poor and seek to punish them. I wonder how many sugared-drink imbibers there are out there who see no irony in hitting the poor with this kind of ruling--one thinks of glass houses and stones.
I simply cannot be a fan of a policy that singles out the poor, as if they are the only Americans who drink these things, the only Americans plagued by obesity, or the only Americans who deserve no treats in their already impoverished lives. Pass a soda tax or remove the subsidies that make these noxious concoctions so cheap--that would be more even-handed and effective.
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