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Introduce a hypothecated tax onto extremely unhealthy / fast food as a subsidy for healthy meals for school children and moreover society as a whole.

Wealth inequality also exacerbates health inequality in society, the lower socio-economic class are adversely affected from health poverty. Healthy food is often disproportionately expensive compared to high fat, high sugar, unhealthy alternatives. Having less wealth should never solidify bad health.

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