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NEW YORK Healthcare reform would have ill effects on soda, alcohol, junk food and cigarettes if lawmakers were to heed the opinions expressed by many respondents to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey released this week.
One question asked whether respondents would favor raising taxes on “items that are thought to be unhealthy, such as soda, alcohol, junk food and cigarettes,” as a way of financing healthcare reform and coverage of people who are uninsured. Thirty-nine percent said they “strongly” favor this idea, with another 22 percent “somewhat” in favor.
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