How the government can try to influence tastes

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Tastes and preferences

Tastes and preferences are not just a "given" but instead are:

learned
strategic
vary across space and time

You can learn to like things: foods, music, literature, clothing.... people have different tastes and people' tastes change over time.

Think of your first cd or your go to lunch in grammar school.

Not everybody likes chocolate ( not sure why)

Preferences are strategic. Preferences that lead to better outcomes dominate over time. Smoking verses not, healthy food choices, driving safely. Eventually people with those preferences live longer and have better quality lives.

In 4 to 6 sentences, discuss how the government can try to influence tastes and preferences and explain why they would . Give past examples and create some news ones they might try.

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