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It's not just shitty drinks. Add processed food, alcohol, tobacco to the list. The Right scream that taxing them to cover the cost of the damage they do, is an infringement on your liberty.
Bullshit, it's an infringement on them to sell you the stuff as cheap as possible and increase their profits.
The drinks industry doesn't give a fuck if you get fat and die younger than you should. They also don't give a fuck if your insurance doesn't cover you, or that all the problems cause by obesity make your life hard. They care about their profit line. They also don't give a fuck if they move processing plants to Mexico or China. They like it because it increases their profits.
So you want to consume stuff that's guaranteed to make you less healthy. Then pay for your own medical cover via a tax. So those that aren't covered and too stupid to change, end up paying their bills.
This can be applied to lots of things. Like guns. You want to freedom to buy guns you don't need. Pay towards policing, healthcare, prisons and life insurance when innocent victims are killed.
Unless freedom is Fuck you when it goes wrong, I'm free of all responsibility and the rest of you plebs can pay the bills. Which means a rise in National Insurance.
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