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To: slacker711 who wrote (111485)	5/20/2009 10:04:12 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541393

Didn't our massive agricultural subsidy program do the same thing, have a huge impact on what people eat? In that case, it was a means to help farmers and agribusiness and not the consumer, but the principle was the same, government intervention that shaped our health outcomes. Doesn't sounds like a new concept at all, just a reverse spin.

To: slacker711 who wrote (111485)	5/20/2009 10:14:00 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541393

I love this line of thinking. Universal health care is a human right that should be enjoyed by all....and now that you have it, we can justify all sorts of intrusions into your life based on costs. So should we drop all taxes on cigarettes? Is that an "intrusion" on freedom? Or, for that matter, why test any claims about drugs? You just think this because sodas are such a ubiquitous feature of modern life. The fact that they are really unhealthy gets hidden in the patina of familiarity, and the fact that it isn't a poison that works quickly or directly. It is still insidious. And I speak as someone who used to drink the stuff a lot, and loved it.