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i mean it's taken only knowing month so using a boom time for billionaires whilst as we know ordinary people all around the world are facing the fear of the virus the fear of death and sick nurse but also losing their jobs and the hunger that comes with that sort of very very different story at the bottom it seems a moral to oxfam and to others that billionaires should be making sorry much money when sorry much is needed as we said today the cost of vaccinating everyone on earth could easily be covered if we were to not see this increase in britain i well . i police if i take gas that process in the us is pork and against the country's deportation or demonstrates is used on bradley's to protect themselves and confronted offices outside the immigration and customs enforcement the citizen the secy it does feel like a similar protest in the same building shortly after president biden's inauguration is a snapshot of the latest spike. i think
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a role in helping to raise the awareness of the american people about the impact of these drugs called sugar on the mental and physical wellbeing of our communities. don't say i'm addicted to faster william i'm more of an delman coats at mount annan baptist church in clinton maryland are suing coca-cola and the american beverage association. writers do this. the warhead moved to the court room delman coat stand to sink the law on the coca-cola corporation. we know that the consumption of sugar in these products exceed the american heart
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association what are you asking for from coca-cola well what do you want this company we want coca-cola to in their deceptive marketing practices they have spent $120000000.00 in 5 years between 201-2015 falsely advertising their products. the multinational retaliated by accusing the pastors and freedom of speech violations. and after suing for legal expenses a threat with several $1000000.00 coca-cola now demands that the case be dropped. coca-cola statement. the allegations here are likewise legally and factually meritless and we will vigorously defend against them. the allegations are that coca-cola misled. out the science of sugar sweetened beverages because several of their executives went in the press and made statements like
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there is no link between sugar sweetened beverages and. we know that is not the case. whenever the soft drink industry is in the dark it adopts the same line of defense just. had to explain. to me. it's a. complete. us . the rhetoric is so small that it seems like a broken record. just because some research shows you know have shown between their consumption of sugary beverages and visiting. that. question and we meant different researchers many of them the fight against the
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consumption of sugar. of tobacco what do you. know. it's the burden rather ration. for 20 years the soft drink industry has denied any link between its products and disease to maintain the illusion it employs all sorts of methods. since 2015 leaks has revealed that the lobby puts pressure on journalists keeps discredit on studies it dislikes finances favorable research and hob nobs with political leaders. to ensure this results contact was established within the senate we will actively campaign to register that it's. after ing tax is discriminatory regressive and will not address the challenge of obesity we have commissioned the economic institute to complete a study which will prove the inefficiency of such tax it will be ready in 15 days
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which will give us another tool to communicate both to the media and to avoid it gains ground within the party or new york times that. people see. and it does expect. sugary drinks fast food causing all these health problems i mean look at that which you just 'd look at. the times revealed that between 20082015 steve blair had received over 3 and a half $1000000.00 in research funding from coca-cola. appointed to serve as scientific expert by the city and county of san francisco. must untangle the truth from falsehood when we did the analysis of these studies we found that every study that found that there was no association between sugary
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beverage consumption and obese in diabetes was funded in some way by the industry. whereas among all the studies that found that there was an association between the consumption of soda and sugary beverages and obesity diabetes except for one were independently funded so we now know and there's other evidence that industry has been. influencing very deeply the medical and scientific establishment to create controversy over the question of whether their products cause disease. to junk food industry is cornered all over the globe activists are demanding tighter legislation. to protect consumers the battle has now become political. in the 30 years since warning labels and other forms of regulation were placed on
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tobacco. over 1000000000 the lives have been saved thanks it's a pretty good day at the office for people who make policy. illegal cohen and one of her fellow supervisors have made san francisco the 1st u.s. city to declare war on sugary sodas. when people realize how much sugar they're consuming in one can of soda they stop and they think so we had testimony right here in this chamber of doctors of nurses of researchers that talk to us about the effects of sugar in our body and it was through these ongoing dialogues for years that we came up with that idea to begin to tax. imposing a tax is virtually revolutionary in the united states the industry reached its
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sad speech the line that the government was interfering with grocery shoppers feeding a family is difficult enough in today's economy now some politicians want the government telling me how i should do it they want to put new taxes i'm on a grocery side by the beverage the sugary beverage and history came out they hired lawyers they hired lobbyists they found people within the community to come out and say please don't tell us what to eat or what to drink this is not a nanny state we want to make decisions on our own they spent millions of dollars as a matter of fact they outspent us almost 6 to one to me a break i can decide what to buy without government help the government is just getting too involved in our personal lives tell the community government needs to trim it's booklet. health advocates were able to mobilize citizen protests against the recalcitrant industry we're going to. this bad doctors and politicians lining up outside of san francisco city hall framing the sugar sweetened beverage debate
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as the people versus big soda you no longer can sit back and let a bit go to enda street target and hurt our community. the tax was finally voted in but the victory was bitter. when san francisco moved to require health warnings on soda containers like the ones on cigarettes the soft drink lobby sued once again and won on appeal. the warning labels were shelved. the same method had been used in new york city mayor michael bloomberg suggested along limiting the size of jumbo so those sold in restaurants. bloomberg was mocked as a scolding ninny and the courts ruled and the industry's favor. in
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this faceoff between corporate freedom and consumer protection. once again seem to be the private property of the most powerful i represent a part of san francisco that was emigrate people people who speak english as a 2nd language people who live in subsidized housing public housing tenements and the one thing that we all had in common was that we were dying from preventable diseases dying. and you know. it was just really hard to accept. seem like. people didn't care the industry didn't care they continue to target their money and their resources to get people addicted.
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so that. they become wealthier. so. what brings me to this entire conversation is that. i don't want to people to die. and if it means changing policies. changing educating people so that they are aware of the choices that they have in bringing more choice to people and then that's what i'm about that's what i'm fighting for and we can at least sit by and let them kill us. so. that's why i'm involved.
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in the world because the markets no longer were growing in europe in the u.s. so coke and pepsi and all the clones all the local companies that do the same thing exploded their marketing and in the low and middle income countries. mexico was the 1st country to be colonized by these agribusiness conquerors. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you.
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today 73 percent of the population is obese or overweight 10 percent have diabetes which has become the primary cause of death. to a. particular consuming to screw. up you know. the sugar imperialists attacked one of mexico's greatest treasures its cuisine valued by unesco as part of our world heritage. schedule thing the poor seemed. to. make you. or you me made you. their brain.
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giving me. nothing else. each mexican drinks a whopping $144.00 quarts of soda per year on the average a world record. is really junk food imperialism where you know it's big western countries going spreading their job throughout the world and obviously they've been welcomed with open arms it's cheap it's tasty convenient what's not to like. at the corner grocery store an apple costs more than a bottle of coke. but i am us and lefty and.
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seemed to ask it by the last 8 months. they asked. me he got. what is there. not dead look the internet spit so nasty and that's. comes out of the. element that yeah. in a country that elected a former coca-cola executive to the presidency challenging the food industry might appear to be impossible but not for a $100.00. to start effect different than as a good idea it's a good job if the private state you see 40 showed up or you could get a bit of a longer throughout. the day where they don't really need to show that the leadership outrage over here for it's. kind of
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a small consumer advocacy group at the under. organized the resistance. he found a precious ally within the health ministry itself simon. a researcher in nutrition you know gave their interest in pursuing this don't they think it is the. economy who is going to win. it took 11 years of fierce struggle battling censors who rejected clip after clip before their research and the activist finally succeeded in taxing sodas and junk food in mexico. it was the 1st soda tax in north america. i do them watchable. so they mustered out one medal and they. call. it a soul they said in the middle of the radicals what if it's.
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encouraged by the success of the tax 20 associations join the effort led by calgary you and back era big. demanded a nutritional labeling system and they also hope to raise the tax from 10 to 20 percent. apparently these demands are unacceptable to mysterious nameless opponents. your disagreements are to meet their lives when no one is. giving you. joy leak in this how do you. see me i would feel. their loved ones hit by the idea they may she could. join. me. and.
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simon your daughter is just had an accident that is very serious come quickly she's been taken here if see him because i am more chill then me familia and. simon you fool while you're at work i sleep with your old lady here's the photo. can be i don't know you don't toss. it out i'm good i was his famous pew gnashing big ass was already in place. in the show what do you care when this was just a mess i don't. mean but i can but they did clean me not going to. sing them bout to go sister will give you. can go that i wish that i say what i mean they. don't allow you to do.
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that though this. mrs cohn. police are still trying to identify the suspect who sent these threatening text. it was the level of viciousness was way beyond what they'd done before they attacked us in the media they were attacked with 2 other scholars but they had never done something to threaten our children to threaten our families to do what they did in mexico that was a new level of attack. in the end the tax increase failed and the bottled mineral water veronica buys at the corner store costs more than a bottle of soda was sitting. there it was
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hit the. world was. eating disorder in. the week. the revolution came from a country at america's southern tip chile despite the fact that for 30 years it has been the darling of free market enthusiastic p. anti obesity movement is led by a senator. for years he has been fighting to dislodge his people from their rank as 3rd world wide in overweight and obesity. you know if you. don't go. and it's obvious. i mean. this video we won't. know what they're going to be from this we're going to put. in
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the past several years. a former pediatrician has attracted the industry's ire he has been a fearless crusader in public health protection. first he prayed to billionaire president sebastian pinera official veto then he had to overcome the industry's campaign to denigrate him. finally the law passed in 2016 it was the type of song agribusiness dreads most. and i said i'm going to be misleading men to come in there see if you can. see that real estate is what he wanted them to be middle. of if they needed. a law simply for the matter of your. going to see that it will.
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be you know it could be to. get a young woman your say so i knew. that it. was going to steal. that well then don't get it i don't get at least that the little of that in with you know you know. you need to seek it out why doesn't get it fixed when it isn't and then clearly yes i can assure goodish yes discerning will say yes or now i live that is looked at that was limited it was in memphis. you know we were sitting in gold. move within it will be celebrating soon. you know i think up will see another you should know where that it will be sitting for a minute no point in it where was this to just go with the never going to force you thought you know where the narrative bit of a goes into winter but a sudden. you don't decide you know who to be with but just to be in the precinct
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and you'll say you're going to reach someone who have been going to pull the plug those who profess to know that just will keep on us for this when you they if in selling things to your you that's what mean you and he will said bill for those. who come in our books i'm going to new what you boys will do you go from just shouldn't look at them to the group of. the industry argued that the legislation would be ineffective and would penalize the poor but only 2 years after it would in to effect a virtuous circle for. looked at as someone who didn't even know about it i felt more laughs about killing gentle having of the child about the big leak i mean. i would. go on but how is that to get me money sick i mean to force him to go to far more now. i think i love it when that simple if i suppose the least of them that. is not going to say you have
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a textbook. chemical. in that same 18 month we saw 25 percent reduction and purchases of sugar beverages and shoulder. that's unprecedented and we're seeing large reductions of all the ultra processed junk foods as well as within that community that is the 1st time we've seen the glimmer of a country that might change the norms toward healthy eating. the chilean food revolution has inspired action in neighboring countries peru has instituted the same labels and uruguay is about to do so and dramatically mexico is joining them and its new president and congress have just passed new the just lation requiring the same kind of labeling rice chili with my job. on the other side of the atlantic
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the contrast is striking europe's nutri score labeling is fairly tenet compared to the black labels in chile only a few countries have adopted it and it is not even mandatory. but it is a need to stimulate close of play to just i will say. it will be a trois into the whole idea. because i mean i'll go. back there will be a. certain steel so another winning strategy for corporate interests in germany has been to play the role of allies in the fight against obesity. this commercial produced by a supermarket chain promises a commitment to promoting healthy foods to help children make their dreams come true. but is it really wise to trust the industry.
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to. have reached an idea and tsunami a lot of. people you took their distaste vava get us especially i'm not fussy about as i'd as it was it must be not so and does the same goddamn by step clearance you and so over at least as. it does hurt him to go in the dusty virchow after him on his ash dock and o.b. and does much have to shit doesn't it. who aggravated when it's goes on type here but. the german government counts on the industries the bill or. they need to regulate itself it does not impose either taxes on sugary beverages or restrictions on advertising. just try talking to you and mention it just to spend it and it's a had all. this is come out to. imax
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keyser one for my guide to financial survival this is fun it's a device used by professional scallywags to earn money. that's right these has flaws are simply not accountable and we're just adding more and more to the. totally destabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get in for god's guys or for. those of us who watch carefully the russia gate hoax oh he's
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worried that it would eventually become the foundation for policy the biden ministration has done things i mean this is what you do with strong supporters or american liberals the bracing this evening. i. had lines of riot police beat back on t.v. time protests across europe off to cope with restrictions at the time i think it comes off the country spice issue for internet research the fact seems the supply of presenting the latest to warn it can only provide. 60 percent of what it promised prompting some e.u. states to look for alternatives. before the find a new source in order to get foster livery a reliable vaccine we have concluded a treaty today under which russia will deliver a vaccine to hungry in 3 stages and construction of the north stream to.
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