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Originally Posted by Niamh.

I see what they're trying to do but talk about nanny state. There's no such thing as free will anymore

Nanny State? No Free Will?

Yeah man, wikileaks is totally going to leak some wire on how the government of Denmark is in on some conspiracy to discourage people from eating junk food. 2k12 y2k UFO's 9/11 bigfoot I'M GOING INSANE MAN.

Or maybe it's that obesity and poor diets lead to a considerable decrease in the physical health of a nations population, which leads to an increase in the cost of taking care of ones citizens, especially in a nation with universal healthcare. The amount of money that is put into advertising that encourages people to eat unhealthy foods is astronomical, generally dwarfing the amount of money that is available for campaigns to educate people about eating healthy. It makes sense to increase a tax on something that makes people unhealthy.