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A $1.4 billion question: The case for a new tax on Australians (www.sbs.com.au)
submitted 1 week ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/australia@aussie.zone
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A Griffith University study published in BMJ Public Health on Wednesday found a levy applied to non-alcoholic drinks with added sugar, such as soft drinks and most juices, could prevent 3.7 million cases of tooth decay, 191,000 cases of gum disease, and 115,000 cases of complete tooth loss across Australia over the next 25 years.

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[–] observes_depths@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What if this meant something you like gets cheaper as a result? Say the extra revenue went to subsidising something else, fresh food maybe?

[–] king_comrade@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It still won't be equal. No more tax that targets working folk, tax wealth!! There's so much of it that Australia could very easily create the richest citizenry in the entire world just by nationalising the rocks we mine. Imagine if Gina and Clive and all those fat fucking rapists actually had to pay their fair share? Imagine the utopia that could fund! But no, instead let's make yet another working class luxury become more expensive. Fuck this place.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago

Would you support removing the tax on tobacco and alcohol? Why/why not?