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单词 fat tax
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fat tax


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    a tax on food or drinks considered to be unhealthy and leading to obesity or other health problems
    However, I would draw the line at a “fat tax”. It might have an impact on obesity, but it would also penalise sensible eaters whose diet happens to include food with a high fat or sugar content.
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    Kerry from United Kingdom on 16/03/2016

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    The term fat tax emerged in the United States in the mid-eighties amid growing concern about the nation’s escalating problem of obesity. By 2002, 31 per cent of American adults were classified as obese. Many US states have now implemented fat taxes on foods that are considered to be obesogenic.

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