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>>>>>> On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:44:57 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
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>>>>>>>On 15-Jan-2016, jmcquown > wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 1/14/2016 11:10 PM, Cheri wrote:
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>>>>>>>> >> Kellogg's Corn Pops are not popcorn. They're made from milled
>>>>>>>> >> corn
>>>>>>>> >> (corn flour).
>>>>>>>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Pops
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>>>>>>>> > And a lot more unhealthy than popped corn for breakfast.
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>>>>>>>> > Cheri
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>>>>>>>> I think I ate Corn Pops when I was a child. Aren't they coated
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> sugar?
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>>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>>Yes; back in the day, they were named Sugar Pops and ads featured
>>>>>>>Sugar
>>>>>>>Pops
>>>>>>>Pete.
>>>>>>>https://youtu.be/pv3l-PdtFKs
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>>>>>>>Quite a few years ago, when people first started to worry that kids
>>>>>>>were
>>>>>>>eating too much sugar; Kellogg's changed the name to Corn Pops.
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>>>>>> Call me, me, me! I can sing the jingle!
>>>>>> Kellogg's Sugar Corn Pops, Sugar Pops are Tops!
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>>>>> <g> there is talk of putting higher taxes on sugar here
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>>>>> Maybe they could hire you?
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>>>> Your sugar is taxed?
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>>> Should have been "there is talk of putting <high> taxes on sugar here
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>>> Sugar tax in Mexico stirs UK debate
>>> http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5593d870-9...#axzz3xLWaqd1p
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>> Oh, OK, I was wondering since they tried that snack tax here in CA a few
>> years ago, but couldn't decide what was good or bad, so dropped it. I
>> suppose it's coming though.
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> Our politicos have picked up on a discussion in Mexico and are now talking
> about the possibility of having a tax here to combat high obesity levels
> particularly in children
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> "A sugar tax and cutting buy-one-get-one-free deals are part of Public
> Health England's "key actions" to tackle people's addiction to sugar.
> Their long-awaited report says the nation is "eating too much sugar"
> leading to health problems and obesity.
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34603118
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> Young people's shopping baskets seem to be full of processed foods these
> days. I suppose instant 'everything' is a lot to do with the problem

LOL, sounds like your politicians are close to ours, pick out a *worthy*
cause to tax, it's always for the children or for your own good, but really
it's more money for us.

Cheri