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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

For sure, sugar is also more pervasive, whereas alcohol has always been regulated enough to be its own thing.

Sugar isn’t just a problem in candies, desserts, and sodas, but way too much is added to things like yogurt, juice, ketchup, salad dressing, throughout the food chain.

As an occasional alcohol drinker, I’m all for tightening things up. We did prove that prohibition doesn’t work, but age restrictions and taxes have made a huge impact on underage drinking. Let’s crank that up. Make me pay more vice taxes.