Should there be a tax on fatty foods?
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Should there be a tax on fatty foods?
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That's not a bad idea. Apply the same principles towards cigarettes towards unhealthy food.
Absolutely not! I don't agree with cigarette taxes either. The government should not be doing anything to regulate behavior, especially profiting from the regulation! I thought we were opposed to legislating morality! Taxing "bad" behavior does just that, imposes someone else's morals on others.
If they do it, I will take part in the Florida (Sea) Fatty Food Party. There will be some happy fish that day when fish food = quarter pounders.
Eh, I'm indifferent to this but yeah why not.
Hear, hear!
Our state legislature (Texas) actually outlawed trans fats a few months ago. This after most restaurants are already starting to cut back their trans fat/oil usage, because the consumer wants it. Things like this, be it an outright outlawing or a tax, are insulting. It's basically the government saying "You're too stupid to make choices for yourself, so we'll just make them for you."
How degrading.
Here we go with "Big Brotherism" again!?!
What ever happened to one being responsible for oneself?
Why does everyone want to tax everything that tastes good and call it a "sin tax"??????
I just don't get it, I mean what are you going to tax next – - – the air we breath?
Oops, my bad, I forgot about the "Carbon Cap Tax" in the cap & trade bill now being shoved up our collective . . . er . . . being shoved through congress as I write these words. I almost forgaot what it is that we Humans exhale.
Does ANYBODY get my drift?
Absolutely not. Let’s be fair and have a flat tax and eliminate all the special interests.