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Soda taxes popping up around the U.S.
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | July 23, 2017

Posted on 07/24/2017 8:26:56 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

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To: Mears; All

It is, but your attitude towards government using taxes as a punitive weapon against things they dont like is far more disturbing.

It is the same crap ideology behind ammo taxes, extra taxes on guns because of gangbanger violence, extra taxes on vehicles with big engines, etc etc.

Same reverse crap on big brother subsidies for things it likes, such as electric/hybrid cars, and other crap.


21 posted on 07/24/2017 10:35:10 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

can we figure out a way to tax liberalism?


22 posted on 07/24/2017 10:55:32 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Make America Great Again !)
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To: Mears

Good,soda is garbage.

wait 'til they slap a big tax on something you like; I bet you'll squeal loudest of all.


23 posted on 07/24/2017 11:00:29 PM PDT by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: 867V309

Sick of government entities taxing people to shift behavior. That is not their job.

I don’t want the nanny state!


24 posted on 07/24/2017 11:01:34 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out - D. Horowitz)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Everywhere a soda tax is added, they need to remove soda from the list of WIC and Welfare acceptable items to purchase.


25 posted on 07/25/2017 2:57:08 AM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Part of the Cook County deal is that “folks” with EBT cards DO NOT pay the extra tax on soda. It would be unfair to them to pay, so they say. Plus this not a tax on just surgery drinks, this also includes diet beverages with no calories, and iced teas.


26 posted on 07/25/2017 3:08:18 AM PDT by Lockbar (What would Vlad The Impaler do?)
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To: Bob434

Cheese except real high end used to be reasonable, now it’s expensive, and we are ‘sitting’ on millions of lbs of regular cheese, driving up the price. Same with all dairy.


27 posted on 07/25/2017 3:51:13 AM PDT by GailA (Ret. SCPO wife: suck it up buttercups it's President Donald Trump!)
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To: Mears
Good,soda is garbage.

Only in your opinion, but it's good to see that at least some FR members have resisted the siren song of limited government as envisioned by the founders and are going full bore statist. 0bama and Hillary would be so proud.

28 posted on 07/25/2017 3:56:33 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: 867V309

Liberal cities never tax things that liberals eat or drink.


29 posted on 07/25/2017 4:18:31 AM PDT by CivilWarguy
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To: ConservativeStatement

A tax based on skin color?
How “progressive”!
/smh

http://reason.com/blog/2017/05/05/seattle-mayor-proposes-soda-tax-to-fight


30 posted on 07/25/2017 4:20:01 AM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Soda Tax...the ultimate panacea?

As Philly Weighs Soda Tax, Union Boss Awaits Big Gulp of Public Cash.

https://heatst.com/politics/as-philly-weighs-soda-tax-union-boss-awaits-big-gulp-of-public-cash/


31 posted on 07/25/2017 4:21:16 AM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Alberta's Child

-—regressive taxes-—

An archaic term to describe taxes on those that pay no taxes otherwise.

The price for selling your vote is a regressive tax


32 posted on 07/25/2017 4:24:46 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: Bob434

Right, but that is because the two sweeteners are about the same cost again.

They switched to corn sugars because it was cheaper at the time. (back in the late 80s or so? it was around the “new” coke time)

it was not that long ago up and at um with Jack and Ben got in to the numbers on how much sugar/corn sugar Coca-Cola uses and the costs involved. Even a 1 cent price difference turns in to millions for them.


33 posted on 07/25/2017 7:11:59 AM PDT by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I’d be interested in knowing if cans/bottles of unsweetened tea are included in these abusive tax schemes.


34 posted on 07/25/2017 8:40:42 AM PDT by zeugma (The Brownshirts have taken over American Universities.)
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I’d be interested in knowing if cans/bottles of unsweetened tea are included in these abusive tax schemes.

It is my understanding that yes, they are, but even if they're not initially, next your they will become a "loophole" that needs to be closed - never mind that the original premise was that they wouldn't be taxed.

35 posted on 07/25/2017 9:06:27 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: 867V309

“wait ‘til they slap a big tax on something you like; I bet you’ll squeal loudest of all. “


They already have——so now the soda drinkers can pay taxes.

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36 posted on 07/25/2017 9:29:46 AM PDT by Mears
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To: Secret Agent Man

” It is, but your attitude towards government using taxes as a punitive weapon against things they dont like is far more disturbing.”


I’ve been against this type of tax since the early 90s,but it was cigarette taxes and no one gave a damn then so why on earth should I give a damn now.

It seems folks are ONLY against these taxes if it’s on something that they like,if they don’t like the product taxes are just fine. That’s hypocritical.

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Even here on FR there are those that approve of cigarette taxes,which are very high in many places.

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37 posted on 07/25/2017 9:41:34 AM PDT by Mears
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To: ConservativeStatement

Always a tax with these people.
I had to stop drinking Coke several ago and switched to diet sunkist. Now I had to give that up. No more high fructose syrup and Aspartame. It causes heath issues with me. Regular cane sugar so far is ok for my stomach : )

Use a cap full of Pepto Bismo for a week to clear out your innards and you will feel better.


38 posted on 07/25/2017 12:40:15 PM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: ConservativeStatement

How long until Indian reservations start selling soda? Forget Tobacco Barn, Soda Barn.


39 posted on 07/25/2017 12:47:30 PM PDT by discostu (Things are in their place, The heavens are secure, The whole thing explodes in my face)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

In Philadelphia people stopped buying soda and switched to Koolaid.


40 posted on 07/27/2017 4:15:52 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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