Re: Elasticity?Price Vs Energy consumption


"Bret Cahill" <BretCahill@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1154395106.739923.239190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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


Much as I don't want to 'bash' fellow Americans, I have to agree.

It amazes me how many calories people eat, then pay money to go to the gym to burn them off :-)

My other 'pet-peeve' on the subject is the size of portions served in restaurants. Rather than advertise lower prices, restaurants get into 'advertizing wars' about "all you can eat" and "hungry-man portions". People believe this crap and feel they should patronize restaurants that provide "more value" in their meals. More like "more fat and calories".

I'd rather get a 'value meal' that was cheaper and smaller portions.

daestrom
(The *best* weight loss program is two hands placed firmly on the table and *push* away from the table *before* you're "stuffed to the gills" :-)


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: FDA opens mouth, inserts foot
    ... They've decided that restaurants need be harangued into making portion sizes smaller. ... They seem think this will somehow help people eat less. ... WASHINGTON -- Those heaping portions at restaurants -- and doggie bags for the leftovers -- may be a thing of the ... people get used to that much food and start to think it's normal. ...
    (rec.food.cooking)
  • Re: doggie bags in the UK?
    ... Then lobbying for smaller and more manageable portions of food seems to be ... The Italians eat manageable portions of each course and they ... American restaurants are world renowned for serving vast portions of food. ...
    (rec.food.cooking)
  • Re: Sanaa dining review, photos and video
    ... Some restaurants still give a lot of food, ... Those portions are tiny. ... This one is a red curry, but did not taste at all like the ...
    (rec.arts.disney.parks)
  • Orlando Enrique Fiols Racism is Exposed Again.
    ... Better than Rick Bayless? ... that Rick Bayless leaves all mexican chefs in the dust. ... cook Mexican food as well as a Mexican. ... eaten at Bayless's restaurants say that you are wrong. ...
    (rec.food.cooking)
  • Re: East Bay Ethiopian (was Re: Tonights sandwiches)
    ... The food wasn't bland and it wasn't over spiced. ... Obviously there are what i would consider very bad restaurants that are ... popular, with a very, specific segment of the population. ... breads and other generally less than quality ingredients and products ...
    (rec.food.cooking)