The Proposal That We Should Discuss Taxing High Calorie, Fat

question 33

Multiple Choice

The proposal that we should discuss taxing high calorie, fat, or sugar foods to control obesity has

• A) been adopted nationwide.
• B) been viewed as a means of deterring unhealthy eating and raising money to combat obesity.
• C) been rejected outright as having no possibility of decreasing obesity.
• D) thought to benefit the poor more than the well-to-do.

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