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David Scott: “We really shouldn't be the food police. We ought to do incentives.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
We really shouldn't be the food police. We ought to do incentives.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Advocates for incentives rather than restrictions in addressing obesity.

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