Study Indicates Food Taxes Affect College Students' Choices

March 1, 2011
Study Indicates Food Taxes Affect College Students' Choices

College students are generally more likely to pass on high-calorie food when there is a tax on it, though it might not matter to everyone, a small study suggests, as reported by Reuters News.

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Editor's Insight: Tax proponents will use this study to support their arguments in favor of beverage taxes. However, when consumers are asked if they support these taxes, they usually say no.

With food inflation rising, the last thing anyone needs right now are more taxes on necessities. 03-01-11 Elliot Maras