GEOG 130 Lecture Notes - Corporate Social Responsibility, Natural Abundance, Demographic Transition
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Sugar is alike alcohol w/ potential to abuse and is much more accessible. Negative impact on society potent in high numbers. School education vs. power of advertisements & family. Yes, there are a lot of potential for abuse & indoctrination by companies = poses large health risk = affects state healthcare & taxpayers. Because it is the choice of the consumer. Add tariffs to the importation and production of unhealthy foods. Limit age to buy foods with a certain amount of fats/sugars in it. Businesses will just pretend to be changing while finding cheaper substitutes and not actually altering business practices. Problem of low income families that need food that is cheap, easy, fast, and lasts. Culture of corporation incentives = eliminate government subsidies to farmers (farm bill) to force farmers into growing other options. Corporate social responsibility without hurting small businesses. Malthus (pre-industrial) & the dismal science" (economics: population grows exponentially, out-growing food that grows linearly)
