Do you think we should tax junk food to cover the expenses of health care?
It would encourage people to eat better, and raise a lot of money from the unhealthy eaters. Right now our farm legislation subsidies the production of raw material for junk food.
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its already taxed in most states.
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Taxing junk food? That's like taxing 98% of what american's eat. What's the difference between junk food and wholesome food in america anymore? everything is so Genetically modified, so irradiated, has almost no real nutritional value, almost everything americans eat is garbage.
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No. We don't need to drive business out of business.
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so the governments should decide what you eat? come on really? are you serious? get the hell out of out private lives
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yea y not. it isn't a need to stay alive so y not.
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Ok, but leave the fried chicken out of it. I gotta have me some fried chicken once in a while.
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Yes. And tax camping trips, vacations, haircuts, and movies. What did I miss?
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It used to be taxed in Maine, but I think they eliminated that tax. It made no sense. When you bought a dozen doughnuts in a bakery, you paid the tax. If they came in a box at the supermarket, no tax. ∠°)
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That's a good statist position. Let's tax fat people, which would include many Americans. Then we'll move on to tax people that don't run 5 miles a day. You run only 4, you get taxed. Where does it end?
10 :
No. We will buy it anyways. I don't think any foods should be taxed.
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Ah, the fat police are here.
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Yes. If taxes are going to have to pay for the medical welfare program, the people who eat garbage should have to at least pay something. I say if we must raise taxes, we should raise taxes on booze, junk food and TV (promotes laziness).
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you must be a liberal
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Who are you to decide what is junk and what is not. Go chew your lettuce
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not to COVER, but to HELP cover, sure
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The first step on that slippery slope. How about mandatory exercise periods? And all that reality TV can't be good, why not show helpful, educational programs instead? Shouldn't cars all be the same size and weight? Think of how much money we could save on truama care if we eliminated the mismatch between SUVs and Priuses. And how about those deadly motorcycles? Surely I shouldn't have to be taxed more for someone else's reckless decisions. For that matter, skiing, diving, skydiving, rock climbing and roller blading seem excessive from a cost vs. benefit analysis. People can get plenty of exercise on their regulation treadmills during mandatory exercise periods. Welcome to Hope and Change.
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No. I don't want to pay extra for the two candy bars I buy a year because of a bunch of fat @sses that can't control their diet and require government health care. been watching some south park leonel? lol
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YES let's just tax everything! Continue to steal from peoples hard working wallets so we can pay for another stupid idea that will just put america in greater debt. Sounds like a plan It is real simple. Dont let the liberals muddy the water, confuse the issue and pull the wool over your (or other American's eyes). Health care is NOT A RIGHT. It is EARNED! You want it, then stay in school, go to work, and bust your rear like the rest of us. Health care is no more a right than "..we all should have the right to a new car.." or "...we all should have the right to a 60" plasma TV..." Since when did we become a nation of people that believe everything should be GIVEN to them? Our forefathers are rolling over in their graves! Government run health care?!! Are you kidding me? Where have you been? Look how the government runs the veteran's administration's healthcare program and you want them to run the healthcare of another 300 million people?? Tried to renew your driver's licence lately...liked the long line?...liked the rude lady on the other side of the glass?...ever applied for a student loan?...liked the 8 month waiting list? You gotta be crapping me? And now you want them to run your healthcare system? Folks, please listen...this is the age old battle between those that have and those that have not. Plain and simple. It is not fair that I ride my bike to work while my neighbor drives a Porche, therefore, we should sell his Porche and buy us both a used Chrysler. Does this make sense to you because that is what we are doing here. We are taking from those who decided early in life to get a clue, get an education, and get a freakin job...and we are giving it to those that decide to sit on their asses daily while the rest of us work 15 hrs a day. Last time I checked websters, it told me that this was STEALING.
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This is America, land of the free. If I pay for my health insurance, and I pay my medical bills, I should be able to start an IV of McDonald's friggin' french fry grease in my veins and snort Twinkies and the government shouldn't have a damn thing to say about it. Edit: Louisiana State, will you marry me? Awesome answer.
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Then they would just find something else to tax. Isn't it obvious enough yet that liberals and leftesticles don't care about health or the environment? All they care about is power and stealing money through taxes.
21 :
No! I'm taxed to death now! Junk food isn't going to kill me, taxes are!
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No and we shouldn't tax cigarettes the way we are either. We shouldn't tax Gas either but we do. NO TO TAXATION!
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Thanks for your concern. Not asked for, not needed. Why do people like you want so bad to manage the lives of others? Go jogging at dawm and clog up the road for people trying to get to work. Lets tax liberals for a change. Lets tax ACORN for every false Voter Registration they submit $10K.
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Only if you're prepared to be adding the tax disproportionately onto the poor.
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Yes. Liberals believe that people should Not have the Right to eat what they want. Government should decide what the peasants eat. However.... Liberals get their food from Welfare. Why not tax ugly people? Democrats want to Raise Taxes on Everything, because: "Democrats Care". How sweet is that, eh?
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no.I don't drink or smoke let me have 1 vise.It has the 3 food bases. Not like a pork chop in a can.
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what is with you liberals an all your taxes??? how much do you weigh? What kind of bread do you eat?How many miles do you run each day? Who are you to dictate what others should eat?
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louisiana_state said it the best!!!!!
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Why not? Next the Obama will want to tax people that blink their eyes too much. Just keep letting them take your freedoms away. Pretty soon we won't have any.
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I went to a McDonald's tonight and saw all kinds of people eating there, not just fat ones. In fact, while I saw quite a few with ten to twenty extra pounds, no one was into plus sizes. None of the kids were overweight at all. So I stopped in at Burger King across the street, and it was the same story. Its not junk food, or we would all be carting our tummies in carts. I don't care if junk food is taxed, I rarely eat out, I'm a really good cook. But it seems to me that if you want to tax precooked foods then just call it a tax, even a dedicated tax, but don't snow people into thinking that you will be taxing ice cream and not vegetables and that will encourage better eating. Because the plan seems to be to just tax all the food. Oh and watch out for that sports tax, after all, fatties won't be breaking their necks out on the slopes, or their legs sky diving or getting bit by sharks scuba diving. Oh, and how about another tax on alcohol consumers, they do more damage than any overweight person. Drunks even kill sober people, no fat person ever forced food down a skinny person.
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No, people have the right to eat whatever they choose. Even though we may not necessarily agree with they decisions, it truly is "their decision". And look at the bright side- population control.
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Why don't we just tax ANYTHING the government thinks is not right. Please, you sound like a communist. Maybe we should tax you for every paragraph you type because you may get arthritis in your fingers, and this will encourage you to type less and live longer
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