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Are you in favor or against the soft drink tax increase?

luigi1- in god we trust October 05, 2009 23:00:58

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 in favor. this is for our own good.
against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.
undecided. other comment.
maybe. tax increases will bring in badly needed state & city revenues.
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  • +1 raves
    Richie October 06, 2009 13:32:52
    Richie

    undecided. other comment.

    don't drink sodas anyway---- juices and wine are my drinks!!!
  • luigi1-... Richie October 06, 2009 21:46:28
    luigi1- in god we trust
    juices & wines are also targeted. now what?
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    Richie luigi1-... October 06, 2009 21:58:18
    Richie
    those varmits---- this means war!!!!
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    The_Quant October 06, 2009 02:46:59
    The_Quant

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    Just another tax imposed on us by the government, no matter what it is for, the money will be wasted
  • luigi1-... The_Quant October 06, 2009 21:45:45
    luigi1- in god we trust
    it's all about revenues not consern of our well being.
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    Richie luigi1-... October 06, 2009 21:57:09
    Richie
    big government up our asses and down our throat!!!
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    Zuggi October 06, 2009 02:39:04
    Zuggi

    in favor. this is for our own good.

    yes.
  • luigi1-... Zuggi October 06, 2009 21:44:59
    luigi1- in god we trust
    i respect your choice. please explain why this is for our own good & will it stop here?
    isn't there other things out there more hazzardous to our health than sodas that the feds should be looking in to?
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    oneofthefew October 05, 2009 23:29:30
    oneofthefew

    in favor. this is for our own good.

    We tax liquor, cigarettes just about everything that is bad for us. So why not!
  • luigi1-... oneofth... October 05, 2009 23:33:12 (edited)
    luigi1- in god we trust
    look at the multi billion cigarette lawsuits. it just made lawyers richer. it did nothing to compensate the victims or stop smoking.

    it did raise cigarette tax revenues. that it did.
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    Zuggi luigi1-... October 06, 2009 02:39:35
    Zuggi
    Lawsuits did provide state revenue.
  • oneofth... luigi1-... October 06, 2009 15:58:56
    oneofthefew
    The cigarette lawsuits should not compensate the smokers (victims) and cigarette sales are down more than 40% since the lawsuits. These lawsuits have made us more healthy by reducing the number of smokers and educating the younger people to not even start smoking. Ad do you realize how much the states benefited from these lawsuits?

    And yes lawyers made allot of money has they should in a capitalistic society.
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    Alex October 05, 2009 23:20:32
    Alex

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    As soon as you open the door to legislating "good for you" you get into some dangerous territory, especially considering everything can be "dangerous" it just depends on how you use it. Stupid idea. People absolutely have the freedom to make their own decisions about health.
  • luigi1-... Alex October 05, 2009 23:24:00 (edited)
    luigi1- in god we trust
    they won't stop here. they'll go after fast food & junk food next. before you know it, all these industries will be taxed out of business. the public won't have nothing but more debts to show for it. anytime the feds say it's for our own good, be sceptical.
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    Alex luigi1-... October 05, 2009 23:36:36
    Alex
    good point.
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    Marline October 05, 2009 23:10:22 (edited)
    Marline

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    t's not for our benefit it's for the governments benefit. benefit governments benefit
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    luigi1-... Marline October 05, 2009 23:12:15
    luigi1- in god we trust
    they claim it's for our own good. they are just concerned about our health. i smell a rat. i smell a rat in the form of a tax increase.
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    Marline luigi1-... October 05, 2009 23:21:20
    Marline
    I agree with you and this will be just the beginning, there will be more taxes to follow.
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    Dan D October 05, 2009 23:05:12
    Dan D

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    Taxes are meant to fund government not to bring about social change.

    They'd never get this through in a law, it's absurd to use the tax code this way.
  • luigi1-... Dan D October 05, 2009 23:07:46
    luigi1- in god we trust
    the fast food industry brings in 25% of it's total sales from beverage sales alone. this is bound to have an effect on their bottom line.
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    Dan D luigi1-... October 05, 2009 23:12:48
    Dan D
    Separate issue - the question is about taxes, not fast food profits.

    If you want to make an impact, give people who keep their weight under control a tax break. Encouraging healthy behavior is a better way to go.
  • luigi1-... Dan D October 05, 2009 23:26:31
    luigi1- in god we trust
    i agree with you there.
  • luigi1- in god we trust October 05, 2009 23:02:29
    luigi1- in god we trust

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    tax increases on sodas will not stop people from drinking. they will just cut back in other areas like smokers & alcohol drinkers.
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    AmericanVirus October 05, 2009 23:02:18
    AmericanVirus

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    It's just not right
  • luigi1-... America... October 05, 2009 23:03:34
    luigi1- in god we trust
    they say they are concerned about our health. it's all about revenues, getting into our wallets & less choices.
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    America... luigi1-... October 05, 2009 23:06:28
    AmericanVirus
    Right. My health is my concern, not theirs.
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    Nimrod October 05, 2009 23:01:44
    Nimrod

    against. i want the freedom to kill myself slowly with junk food.

    Thats just stupid.
  • luigi1-... Nimrod October 05, 2009 23:05:51 (edited)
    luigi1- in god we trust
    taxing sodas not only affect the beverage producers, but the ad marketing, distibution, transportation, supermarketing & the fast food industries as well. this translates into more layoffs. we can't afford any more layoffs.
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