the whole country is based on making money off of your addictions. which leads to crazy health care costs in the long term. so im not sure how they can tax just soda. they would have to tax anything deemed unhealthy but i guess soda would be a start.
this whole countries economy is based on shit that nobody needs.look at the money we waste on cell phones alone.if you dont buy a new car every 2 years the economy goes south.
I agree with the where does it end mindframe. I have an occasional coke, maybe two or three a month but I say no!.. If we were to tax everything that made this country fatasses, the list would be long. Chips, coffee, cookies, candy, processed canned foods, frozen dinners, pizzas, fast foods...etc
My idea of real reform would start with the poor people since they are disproportionately obese. This may be cold and heartless but let's limit what you can buy with ebt (food stamps) a little more. I hate seeing these people in front of me at the market buying sodas, sugary cereals, chips and frozen pizzas with govt. money.
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the "where does it end?" response is a logical response but not really relevant because it's a response to any new tax.
the obvious answer is of course we shouldn't tax sugar sodas. it's just an excuse for the government to raise more money to waste.
but that's not an appropriate answer either because we all know the government is going tio do what it's going to do. i'd love for the government to start being fiscally responsible. as soon as we cure cancer, solve world hunger and end the animosity in the middle east, i think we might be ready to tackle our government's waste and spending problems.
so, bringing us back to reality, and understanding that "where do we draw the line?" and "we shouldn't give the government another dime" and "if we tax this then why not that, that and that?" are really irrelevant comments, why not tax sugar sodas?
i guess it's relevant for the government you'd like to have but not the one we're stuck with and the one we've had for many years. it's relevant for optimists, not for pessimists. you can tell which one i am.
it's relevant when we get a conservative president and a congress that isn't obstructive. is there such a thing?
One of the problems for lower income folks is that it's cheaper to feed their families junk than it is to eat healthy. So those frozen pizzas, Sunny-D, soda, processed meats (I'm talking cold cuts, not wangs), etc. are cheaper than heathier choices (other than H2O). So if we can make the healthy food more attractive to buy than the junk by either taxing the junk or maybe giving a tax rebate for buying food from our farmers, then more people would stand to win.
Just my 2 cents 
One of the problems for lower income folks is that it's cheaper to feed their families junk than it is to eat healthy. So those frozen pizzas, Sunny-D, soda, processed meats (I'm talking cold cuts, not wangs), etc. are cheaper than heathier choices (other than H2O). So if we can make the healthy food more attractive to buy than the junk by either taxing the junk or maybe giving a tax rebate for buying food from our farmers, then more people would stand to win.
Just my 2 cents
I 100% respectfully disagree with you on this one. Just some examples of healthy foods on sale at the local market. 3 lb bag of chicken breasts $4.99 at least once a month. You can always find chicken thighs, chicken quarters, or drumsticks under $1.50 a lb, fresh pork under $2.00 a pound and Hamburger under $2.00 a pound. Five pound bag of potatos under $2 at Aldi. Fresh or frozen veggies are not that expensive.
My point is that these people could be making healthier options if they chose to do so. Frozen pizzas, and dinners are way more conveneint and they taste real good to kids but sometimes a parent needs to be a parent and cook a dinner.
yeah, organic food is ridiculously expensive.
but in terms of drinks, there's nothing better than water on a regular basis and it's pretty cheap if you buy it in bulk.
Thats funny...pretty cheap if you buy it in bulk......how about just flip the fawcet on......its even cheaper.
oh and forget the tax thing..."Sin Tax" has been around for 200 years...remember the TEA thing in the harbor........Taxes just cause people heartburn and bad feelings against each other. sometimes little wars break out.
I drink a lot of soda.........I know it isn't good for me but it's really my only vice. I'm also not a fat ass, I've run multiple marathons and I am in very good shape. I'm also 43 years old, so I do have to "work" to remain thin.
I am wholeheartedly against taxing soda. Not because I drink it either. I'd rather the government let me live my freaking life. Like several have said in here, where does it end.........candy, chips, fried chicken as opposed to grilled chicken? Also, will I start getting tax credits for exercising? Maybe I can get them on a per mile run basis.......if I thought for even one millisecond that the government cared more about my health than my pocketbook my position might change.......but that isn't the case. Everything is done in the "interest of public health and safety"......it's like speeding tickets on deserted roads on the way to work at 7am where the speed limit is artificially low. It doesn't have anything to do with safety; it's about revenue. Hell, to be completely honest, if the fucking government just said it was about revenue, I wouldn't have as big a problem with this tax as saying they are concerned about our health and healthcare costs.........ugh.
And by the way, I completely support taxing religous organizations
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