[Serious] Processed meat

[notimportant1234]

Define " processed".

Making organic hamburger is a process.

 I gave you an example in the first thread : salami.
In principle, every meat product that was altered to enhance it s taste or extend it's shelf life or both.
Here is an extend take on the difinition:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processed_meat
 Before you start arguing that wiki is not reliable, you can check the references for yourself.

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If you're going to eat meat, your only choice is processed meat.  Unprocessed meat means something like a live cow (an animal known to put up strenuous and vigorous objections to being eaten).

Consumption of carcinogenic chemicals doesn't mean that you WILL get cancer, it means that your chances of getting cancer are increased.  Other things that have the potential to be deadly and  that should be taxed:

-Going outdoors.

-Not going outdoors.

-Walking instead of cycling.

-Cycling instead of walking.

-Eating food.

-Failing to eat food.

-Driving your car.

-Driving someone else's car.

-Not driving a car.

Also, can you explain how taxing things is going to reduce their inherent risk? If you prohibitively tax sugar and processed meats, you're cutting off sources of calories and nutrients to people who can't afford the tax.  In other words, you're replacing a minimal risk of diabetes or cancer with a much greater risk of malnutrition.

Boru

 If I extend your argument we should scrap the smoking tax (it can be argued that it is used as budget buffer but studyes show that it descourages people to take on the habit).
 I think it is my fault that I didn't post a definition of what proccesed meats.
 Yes they provide a source of nutrients but they are a bad one so we should try to descourage people from consuming them. By taxing them you are punishing the companies and making them shift their orientation. With the money from the tax authorities can invest in healthier foods that will benefit the health of the citizens.