The Feel Good Fallacy Of Sugary Drink Taxes On Reducing Obesity
Hank Campbell
This is not new, only a restriction using the source is new. Prior to 2026, social authoritarians claimed they could control behavior using taxes and regulations. Make things so expensive people stop. It generally fails. When New York City hiked cigarette taxes it didn't lead to any reductions in smoking, it led to reductions in black market purchases and one man died because the mayor forced the police to crack down on sellers of "loosies" - cigarettes sold one at a time without sales...