Saturday, February 4, 2012

Will Obama want to tax any food that contains sugar or high frutose corn syrup as part of the health plan

Will Obama want to tax any food that contains sugar or high frutose corn syrup as part of the health plan?
The amount of tax collected would be huge! Think about how many products have this in it and what that would mean to your food bill. Juice drinks, soda, popsicles, etc.
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it would be better to stop subsidizing sugar.
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Probably....or the president after him will try to finish what he started.
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/OpenForQuestions/
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When it comes to money Obama i like a leech he wants to attach a tax to everything. Can you imagine a FART tax.
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If that's what you believe, then I guess you'd better start stockpiling those items ASAP.
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The smart way to do this is through a calorie tax which could be supplemented by a nutrition tax. We can literally tax Americans out of obesity and into fit and trim. Fat people will be seen as tax protesters and have to pay more for everything from airline seats to movie tickets. This concept is a liberals dream come true, the ultimate behavior control model.
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Don't worry he will. And watch out for the Fat Police!
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No, he wont, 'cause then his people wont be able to drink Kool-aid.
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He could redefine the word food to mean, fresh ,wholesome ,unprocessed and healthy, thus making snacks sodas and chips non foods and unbuyable with food stamps. Add this to your Idea and it is a great start.
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Obama has already promised to do all that you fear and if you object too strongly, YOU will be added to his enemies list, along with practicing Christians, gun owners, ex military, and those who object to abortion.
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I don't eat products with that crap in them, so sure. Hope he does.
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if it exists he is taxing it, he doesn't care about your wallet pay up , he wants to tax taxes
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The smart thing would be to make the FDA ban the fake "chemical" sh*t they call sugar. No subsidy to the sugar industry. Raw sugar only. Disallow HFC . period. limit grams per 8 oz. No tax increase needed as amount of diabetics will decrease and sugar related disease will subside. Education of the masses to "just say no " to sugar...it'll be easier to do with sugar than sex... Now gimme that twinkie !
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I am against this tax because I think will do far more harm than good in the long run. I think HFCS and ALL artificial sweeteners should be banned. I'm one of a growing number of people who are VERY allergic to ALL artificial sweeteners like Splenda, Nutrasweet, etc. People don't seem to realize that these sweeteners are pure poison, just as bad as HFCS if not worse. Here's one article about aspartame, aka Nutrasweet: http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm ..and one for Splenda: http://www.womentowomen.com/healthyweight/splenda.aspx I don't touch ANY artificial sweeteners. If I want to sweeten my tea or any other drink I use liquid Stevia. It would be nice if the FDA would approve its use as a sweetener

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