tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post7216992470030942644..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Denmark abandons the soda taxChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-32706058918308383952013-08-02T13:51:16.092+01:002013-08-02T13:51:16.092+01:00Because people doesn't always are informed... ...Because people doesn't always are informed... smoking ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tobacco ), as well as sodas and foods with high concentrations of saturated fats bring more health problems and this as a result means the government has to spend more money on doctor bills... that's why not just in Europe but all over the world they are trying to get people eat and live a more healthy life<br /><br />Good think smoking is decreasing in first world countries too bad tobacco companies are selling cigarettes like crazy to 3rd world people ( http://www.phi.org/news-events/395/ )<br /><br />Hopefully one day we get to see a world without people smoking<br /><br />I'm amazed at how much they smoke in Denmark, I don't know if this is the same all over Europe, and how people don't even care about how their smoke affect the health of the persons around them, like kids: "Non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke at home or work are thought, due to a wide variety of statistical studies, to increase their heart disease risk by 25–30% and their lung cancer risk by 20–30%. Second-hand smoke has been estimated to cause 38,000 deaths per year, of which 3,400 are deaths from lung cancer in non-smokers"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-18345472440960602902013-04-29T02:37:53.663+01:002013-04-29T02:37:53.663+01:00Good for the Danes! But how on earth did these sil...Good for the Danes! But how on earth did these silly taxes ever get imposed in the first place?<br /><br />Would it not be wonderful if ONE country in the EU, which was not in hock to the EU central bank or the world bank or the IMF, not only abandoned smoking bans but also much reduced sin taxes?! Think of the boost to that country's economy from tourists!! Junican https://www.blogger.com/profile/03405543859782362078noreply@blogger.com