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Fat tax on theaters?
Are movies making you fat?
In an article from the Associated Press, experts say our society needs to be redesigned to battle obesity.
James Sallis, a San Diego State University psychology professor, “contends change will come only when the public demands walkable development, more federal money for parks and bike paths and even a tax on industries that promote sedentary lifestyles (he pointed to video game makers, movie theater chains and even electric Segway scooters).”“
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