Restaurant/processed food caloric density levy? Just had an idea and want to bounce it off of the shitlords. We all know that real food (unprocessed food, raw vegetables, meat, etc) is a fraction of the cost of processed crap and "restaurant" food from places like McBeetus.  This in spite of the fact that the whales cry that eating healthy is "too expensive". What do you think of adding an additional levy to heavily processed food/snacks or "restaurant" fare to attempt to price it completely out of reach for the obeasts that unnecessarily depend on it now?  Base the levy on the caloric density based on carbohydrate, fat, sugar and sodium content of the item as compared to a similar home-made item prepared using fresh ingredients.  Mandate that the levy goes 100% toward obesity-related health care.  If a bag of chips costs $10, that super sized slurpee costs $15, or a big mac costs $20, I guarantee that the obesity rate will drop to less than 20% in less than 3 years. The fact of the matter is that things like McBeetus or a bag of chips have morphed from occasional treats to sustenance with a disturbingly high number of people.  Taxation based on caloric density removes the argument that fast food is being unfairly singled out.