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How can one justify a soft drink obesity tax?
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Default How can one justify a soft drink obesity tax? - 12-24-2008, 11:52 AM

And say it's a good idea, because obese people cost the tax payers more in health care, without thinking we should also have an obesity tax on pie, dinner rolls, ice cream, hamburgers, cookies, steak and get this PASTA? If you eat too much of almost anything you will get FAT. It IS a trend toward the nanny state like it or not. How about personal responsibility? Think about it all knowing one
   
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Default 12-25-2008, 03:15 AM

B A Dto your health, like cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana.why not... we should add $ 1.00 to gasissssssshhsssand tax all SUV owners as well..
   
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Default 12-27-2008, 01:17 AM

It's just an excuse to get more tax money because soft drinks are so popular. Obesity has many causes and not all of them are related to over eating or drinking. To call it a tax for that reason is unfair. Call it what it is i.e. an easy way to get more money out of people.
   
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Default 12-28-2008, 02:29 AM

When one's state is in such a serious financial crisis as is New York, officialdom will stoop to any means to try and come up with a quick fix. We already charge more than two bucks fifty PER PACK on cigarettes as a"sin tax". Wait for it - next thing, da governor will tax the air youse breathe...
   
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Default 12-30-2008, 11:36 PM

The dude is blind. How does he know people are fat.
   
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