> The tax should be gradually decreased until people's habits change
I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly. If you remove the tax, a new cool drink (think Monster when it came out, but for kids) will sweep tiktok, and all the kids will want it.
> the money received from this tax should be directly spent on educating the public about why it's bad to consume too much sugar
Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever.
> I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly.
I actually disagree. A great example is smoking. It's been declining for the past 70 years. It just became unattractive.
> Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever.
I just described my idea how to approach this. I agree that governments are far from being perfect in this matter.
I don't think people's habits will change irreversibly. If you remove the tax, a new cool drink (think Monster when it came out, but for kids) will sweep tiktok, and all the kids will want it.
> the money received from this tax should be directly spent on educating the public about why it's bad to consume too much sugar
Sadly I don't think taxes end up working this way for long. They might or might not start by doing this, but then they just stay forever.