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Should meat be taxed like alcohol and cigarettes?
Sun Sentinel ^ | 4-16-2015 | Heather Moore

Posted on 04/16/2015 12:37:12 PM PDT by Citizen Zed

Edited on 04/16/2015 1:10:01 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

At this time of year, the last thing anyone wants to think about is paying more taxes. But there's one tax I'm in favor of - and you should be, too, if you care about your health and the health of the planet: a sin tax on meat, cheese and other animal-based foods.


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1 posted on 04/16/2015 12:37:12 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
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To: Citizen Zed

Needs more beef! And cheese! And beef!


2 posted on 04/16/2015 12:39:36 PM PDT by Ingtar (Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
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To: Citizen Zed

A SIN TAX on Hollywood and the entire entertainment industry would raise more money and do more for the health of this country than anything this fool has to offer.


3 posted on 04/16/2015 12:40:11 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Citizen Zed
NO! It is not the meat or dairy. Sugar and grains cause obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

But we shouldn't tax them. Lets educate them. The FDA is killing millions with their recommendations on food.

4 posted on 04/16/2015 12:40:17 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: Citizen Zed

Liberalism is a genetic birth defect.


5 posted on 04/16/2015 12:43:26 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: Citizen Zed; Ingtar

6 posted on 04/16/2015 12:44:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)
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To: Citizen Zed
No, meat, alcohol, and tobacco should all be banned.
7 posted on 04/16/2015 12:44:41 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: eyeamok

“A SIN TAX on Hollywood and the entire entertainment industry would raise more money and do more for the health of this country than anything this fool has to offer.”

Then a stupidity sin tax on all liberals like this vegetarian pos.


8 posted on 04/16/2015 12:44:53 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (When will Sisi, Bibi, King Abdullah & ?, take out Isis in our White House, AG Dept, CIA, & State?)
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To: FatherofFive
Sugar and grains cause obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

No. Racism and homophobia cause obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

9 posted on 04/16/2015 12:45:05 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Citizen Zed

Hey! I have an idea!
How about getting rid of ALL taxes.

As to the concept of taxing meat in order to eat healthier, I will skip fruits and vegetables and only eat meat. I love meat! I love steak tartar. meat meat meat meat meat. yum yum yum.

tofu should be taxed as much as cigarettes.


10 posted on 04/16/2015 12:45:11 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
nanny ping
11 posted on 04/16/2015 12:45:28 PM PDT by ConservingFreedom (A government strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: Citizen Zed

“...give tasty vegan foods a try, which would then help to reduce the nation’s health care costs and its Sasquatch-size carbon footprint.”

Lost me right there, you grasseating nutcake leftie.

Go sit on some tofu.


12 posted on 04/16/2015 12:46:33 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease.")
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To: Citizen Zed

The stupid in this one is strong.

And we don’t tax gas to modify peoples’ behavior! Dolt!


13 posted on 04/16/2015 12:47:06 PM PDT by subterfuge (Minneseeota: the laughingstock of the nation - for lots of reasons!)
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To: Citizen Zed

In that case Miss Heather, I want a sin tax on Starbucks, iPods, kale, hummus, sparkling water, skinny jeans, and whatever else you like that I don’t.


14 posted on 04/16/2015 12:47:07 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Citizen Zed

Hope I’m not out of place here, but where is the gay sex tax? How much has AIDS cost the country. Liberals want to arrest globull warming deniers, I’m sure. well isn’t spreading an Established deadly disease just as bad?


15 posted on 04/16/2015 12:48:08 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: Citizen Zed; MeganC; GraceG; MadMax, the Grinning Reaper; EQAndyBuzz; max americana; elcid1970; ...
But there's one tax I'm in favor of - and you should be, too, if you care about your health and the health of the planet: a sin tax on meat, cheese and other animal-based foods.

Take that idea Heather and Get Bent!

it would not only stimulate the economy

HTF would it "Stimulate" the Economy?

It's a TAX it gets money OUT of the Economy!

But, I am looking at this the wrong way.

This isn't about facts or logic.

It's about either For the Low Info Voter - Caring and Sharing! and all that Bull

or B. For their Communism Revolutionary Handlers - Power and Control.

Nothing Says Communist Control like a good famine!

Ukraine's Carbon Footprint was in the negative in '32 and '33.

16 posted on 04/16/2015 12:48:15 PM PDT by KC_Lion (This Millennial is for Cruz!)
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To: Citizen Zed

Needs a barf alert.


17 posted on 04/16/2015 12:48:52 PM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: FatherofFive

Lets all sing to Heather:

Black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long that
You wish you were dead


18 posted on 04/16/2015 12:48:54 PM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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Good luck with that, buttheads...


19 posted on 04/16/2015 12:49:15 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: Citizen Zed

“We pay a tax on gasoline in order to motivate us to conserve fossil fuels, which in turn is aimed at reducing pollution and combating climate change.......”

Brain dead. The only reason the author thinks taxes exist is for social engineering. I guess that’s what gas taxes do. They sure as hell don’t get spent on fixing roads.


20 posted on 04/16/2015 12:49:29 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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