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New House bill calls for extra levy on snack foods
Austin American Statesman ^
| Jason Embry
Posted on 03/08/2005 7:37:49 AM PST by Cat loving Texan
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To: Conspiracy Guy; Just another Joe; Great Dane; Madame Dufarge; MeeknMing; steve50; KS Flyover; ...
First the smokers, now the eaters. Next?
True or false? Made up numbers? Who are we to believe?
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:19:27 AM PST
by
SheLion
(The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
To: Gabz
Cut spending? Are you crazy?
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:19:54 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: marlon
Alcohol taxes are already high!
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:20:42 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: SheLion
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:21:02 AM PST
by
Argh
To: Shortwave
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:21:44 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: SheLion
when are the farters going to be sued for jeopardizing people's health with second-hand gas ?
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:25:14 AM PST
by
kingattax
( "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing." -Thomas Jefferson)
To: Conspiracy Guy
"First the smokers, now the eaters. Next?" 1. Breathing
2. Drinking
3. Sleeping
4. Thinking
5. Speaking
6. Sex
7. Living
8. Dying
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:25:50 AM PST
by
OB1kNOb
(mrducks. mrnot . osmr, cmwangs? lib! mrducks!)
To: SheLion
Would they lie to us? ; )
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:26:16 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: SheLion
GAAHH!! Thanks for reminding me! I got's to order more stuffin' stuff!
**Sorry I haven't been around lately. I was promoted (drafted, actually) into a higher position at work**
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:26:43 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: OB1kNOb
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:27:14 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Sheesh, you're right. What could I possibly have been thinking.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:27:25 AM PST
by
Gabz
(Wanna join my tag team?)
To: Conspiracy Guy
I predicted this 5 years ago. Next will be the " thought police" who will fine you for what you were thinking.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:29:47 AM PST
by
international american
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To: Conspiracy Guy
Cut spending? Are you crazy?When they are too spineless to cut spending, stick it to the fat foods and claim it's for our own good.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:31:10 AM PST
by
SheLion
(The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Next?Those evil NASCAR beer guzzling dads.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:31:23 AM PST
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: Conspiracy Guy; Blue Eyed Aussie; trubluolyguy; Brad's Gramma; MeekOneGOP; dfwright; shadeaud; ...
In an article in today's San Antonio Express-News it says-
"The bill would create an additional "snack tax" of 3 percent that would apply to items including cookies, candy, chips and soft drinks.
The snack tax wouldn't apply to food or beverages consumed on the premises of establishments such as restaurants, said Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo.
He speculated about the discrepancy of charging a tax on a soft drink at the to-go window of a fast-food restaurant, for example, but not on the same item when it's bought at the counter.
"I guess you can drive up to the window and say, 'I'm just going to sit here until I finish my Coke,'" Smithee said."
Well....... THAT'S THE TICKET! I swear that I will pull into EVERY Drive-thru, get my Big Red, turn off the engine and just sit there and drink it on THEIR premises.
Then I'll start buying my smokes from BLUE states then wait until 2006 to Vote their sorry
BUTTS OUT!!
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:32:42 AM PST
by
ElephantinTexas
(Republican ladies are the fairest of them all!)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Would they lie to us? ; )Heh! They would lie to their own mothers if they thought they could gain a buck!
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:33:04 AM PST
by
SheLion
(The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
To: Shortwave; Conspiracy Guy
Never heard of USDA Sex Stamps?? For epople too ugly to get laid on their own?
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:33:24 AM PST
by
international american
(Tagline now fireproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
To: RandallFlagg
**Sorry I haven't been around lately. I was promoted (drafted, actually) into a higher position at work**Hey! Congratulations! 
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:34:08 AM PST
by
SheLion
(The America we once knew and loved ........................is gone.)
To: Gabz
Glad you snapped out of it.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:34:55 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Reading is fundamental. Comprehension is optional.)
To: Cat loving Texan
The House is considering the new and increased taxes to pay for a proposed one-third reduction in school property taxes as part of an overhaul of the way Texas pays for public schools. But unless they include an annual cap in the increase in property tax rate, you Texans will be right back where you started in just a few years.
Of course, they're hoping you don't notice that part.
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posted on
03/08/2005 8:34:55 AM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(In God We Trust. All Others We Monitor.)
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