Tag: food tax

Corruption, Government, Regulation

Acknowledging the Problem Is a Start, but Heavy-Handed Government Solutions Miss the Mark

The proposal to tax unhealthy foods shows that government bodies finally acknowledge the harm caused by decades of processed, unhealthy food in the American diet. However, it’s a mistake to think that the same government—whose policies and alliances with the food industry helped create this crisis—can resolve it with sweeping, restrictive measures. At Goodnight’s Red […]