Same reason I oppose LePage’s soda ban.
Politicians of the Left and Right need to stop micromanaging our lives.
We don’t need to be treated like children. My freedom to make bad choices is part of being American.
There is no one that can tell me what soda I can not drink. If I feel like drinking a certain soda, I will do so.
They use their caring and concern to justify their revenue streams. It's just for cover. The media helps them. Media, celebrities, and politicians all live in the same gated communities and they all think alike.
“Politicians of the Left and Right need to stop micromanaging our lives.”
“We don’t need to be treated like children. My freedom to make bad choices is part of being American.”
US governments spend about $1 trillion per year on health care.
Taxes on soda, ice cream, candy, fried food, etc. should be levied nationwide to pay for this subsidized health care.
You are being treated like an adult - taxed.
You are not being managed - you remain in control - just a bit less affluent.
If you ate a half gallon of ice cream a day, your ice cream tax might be $700/year, about 1% of the average household income in the USA.
LePage suggests the people shouldn’t be able to use FOOD STAMPS to buy pop, that isn’t remotely the same thing as this tax. I don’t see why you equate them.
well, this gives you the freedom to make a bad choice, it just taxes the choices more.