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Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times recently devoted a column to an analysis of who really gets welfare in the United States. He listed policies that favor not only the wealthy, but the fabulously wealthy:
His column reminded me of one written in 2005 by Sean Faircloth, then a Maine State representative, “Six ways government promotes obesity and what to do about it.”
No government, Faircloth said, could have devised more effective policies for reducing physical activity and promoting junk food. Taxpayers, he pointed out:
I thought this was an interesting way of thinking about obesity policy and over the years have added these:
No doubt there are others.
Can you think of any others? Thanks.