Kids can purchase unrestricted amount of sugar drinks and ruin their health for the rest of their lives. I insist government implements age verification for soda purchases. All sodas must be accessible to 21+ years only.
... though it probably shouldn't use the same age cutoff as beer. 18 or even 15 would be better.
The downside is that - even with mild enforcement - fast food would get even more expensive for people who buy the cheap items which are currently subsidized by drinks.
Very tired of the libertarian arguments when they obviously don't work.
On the other hand, we know that communism works on the small scale due to the success of various traditional communities and non-profits.
Depending on the specific system being discussed, there's also significant evidence that "more moderate" systems related to communism (e.g. various forms of socialism) work. Part of the problem that I've had in trying to interact with libertarian ideas is that they tend to be purist. In particular, when confronted with criticisms they tend to claim that under a complete libertarian system they wouldn't occur. However, that precludes the ability to consider whether an incomplete libertarian system might have merit.
Libertarianism <---> Authoritarianism
Capitalism <---> Communism
Usually the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle of both, which is what the United States is (though some may argue we've begun to slide towards the extremes)
The government ensures that realistic healthy options are available but doesn't force people to select them.
The government applies a minimal tax to the most obviously unhealthy options but doesn't otherwise restrict anything.
The government applies regulations before 18 years old but not afterwards.
Unironically this should be a mechanism.
While I recognize no system is perfect, we would still socialize those born into misfortunes, I see no reason not to mandate intensive regulations. It is immoral to require society to pay for shit decision making.
Sometimes "think of the children" really is think of the children.
> One-third of Mexicans aged 6 to 19 are overweight or obese, according to UNICEF. They may not be disproportionately affected by COVID-19 now, but they can suffer myriad health issues, especially in adulthood. [2]
(for comparison, 20% of children in the US are obese [4])
[1] https://www.npr.org/2020/09/14/912029399/we-had-to-take-acti...
[2] https://twitter.com/CongresoOaxaca_/status/12910804963032227...
[3] https://twitter.com/Magaly_LopezOax/status/12910848195611729...
It was sarcasm. Pointing extreme of previous sentence.