Taxing bad food

A Dec. 19 letter, “Tax on bad foods,” called for a tax on harmful foods. I think that’s wrong.

You can tax tobacco and alcohol, but you can’t go after foods and drinks just because of their added sugar content.

You can’t tax a Big Mac and soda and not a salad and a juice.

The government has no business or say in what we pick and choose to eat.

This story was originally published December 25, 2016 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Taxing bad food."