Denmark levies fat tax

Published: 1/10/2011 at 07:52 PM
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Denmark on Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects.

An obese woman stands outside a sandwich shop. Denmark has become the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects.

"We have had to stock up with tonnes of butter and margarine in order to be able to supply outlets," Soeren Joergensen of Arla Distribution told AFP.

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drake
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Discussion 4 : 02/10/2011 at 03:46 PM4
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What a scam.
Next they will make everyone wear a metering mask so they can tax the CO2 output.
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Discussion 3 : 02/10/2011 at 12:29 PM3
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Why not a tax on sugar.
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Discussion 2 : 02/10/2011 at 03:48 AM2
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In the Land of Opportunity, aka, the United States of America, the US Constitution guarantees that people are free to be what they want to be, fat or skinny, as long as, they're not bothering anybody else. Over here, I've noticed that people's weight decreases as their income increases, with the so-called "Poor" being the fattest. Strange but true!
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Discussion 1 : 02/10/2011 at 12:14 AM1
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It may be a bureaucratic nightmare, but at least they are trying... unlike the rest of the sorry western countries and particularly the U.S. that considers gorging itself into obese oblivion a birth-right.
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