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Inadvertently destroying the corn industry and the overuse of HFCS in foods made here might just be the only good thing he does, and it still wouldn't be on purpose.
Except that we don't grow sugar here, so we'd have to import it, and he'll slap a huge tariff on sugar so now a coke will cost $15 for a 12oz can.
That's probably still a net win for the health of the US population though, right?
Completely on accident, he might actually improve the lives of average people if soda becomes cost-prohibitive.
Not really. After some time both sweeteners turn into exactly the same inside the can. Reactions channel on YouTube has a great video on the topic.
The commenter is saying if Trump drives up the price of soda, it'll be a plus for public health. That's probably true. Using cane sugar in canned coke might not make it taste better (which is surprising to me, honestly) but it will make it more expensive.