Re: Elasticity?Price Vs Energy consumption

If the price of food goes up
20%, people still need the same amount of food (well, okay not in the US
where many folks are overweight).

Caloric intake in the US is over 40% higher than necessary. If grease
foods were taxed according to the $200 billion / year in health care
costs they inflict on the economy, then the U. S. would:

1. save $100 billion a year in energy wasted on unnecessary/harmful
grease food production

2. save $200 billion a year in health costs

3. balance the budget

4. make it possible for more people to cycle to work on 36 spoke
wheels


Bret Cahill

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