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A policy analyst argues that taxing sugary drinks will reduce obesity rates, reasoning that the tax will discourage consumers from buying those drinks.
Which of the following is an assumption required by the analyst's argument?
- The revenue raised by the new sugary-drink tax will subsequently be used to fund public-health campaigns and nutrition-education programs.
- Consumers' reduction in sugary-drink calories will not, on average, be fully offset by calories from other untaxed foods or beverages.
- The tax will be set high enough to eliminate virtually all sugary-drink consumption across the entire population.
- Sugary drinks are, by a wide margin, the single largest contributing cause of rising obesity in the population.
- Most consumers are currently unaware of the long-term health risks associated with consuming sugar.
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