Denmark Introduces “Fat Tax”

Denmark has imposed “a fat tax” on foods such as butter and oil as a way to curb unhealthy eating habits.

The Nordic country introduced the tax Saturday, of $2.90 per 2.2 pounds of saturated fat in a product.

…the tax will increase the price of a burger by round 15 cents and raise the price of a small package of butter by around 40 cents.

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  1. Buster says:

    Yeah and we all know what a huge problem the Danes have with obesity… NOT.

  2. Carolyn Needham says:

    Paula Deen sales will be going down in Denmark…

  3. Vicki says:

    Absurd idea.

  4. Virginia says:

    You’re going to have to tax me MUCH MUCH more if you want me to stop eating burgers and other fattening foods.

  5. Jeff says:

    Ditto Virginia.

  6. Brian says:

    Ridiculous.

  7. Laurence says:

    american government is there to care for ciremaans, that is y we have a government in the first house. i don’t despise public who like god, i despise public who reckon they are only excellent for following a certain god. anyone who chooses a religion makes a genteel extent of life excellent. anyone who doesn’t follow the same path, is evil. when u top out a religion u are adage, i am excellent, u r evil. i despise public who call me evil, i don’t despise public who like god.