she's baaaaaaack!!!
Posted on 09/08/2009 12:33:11 PM PDT by Pete
President Barack Obama hinted he could support a "sin tax" on fizzy drinks to help lower high rates of US obesity, but admitted it would be an uphill battle against corporate and economic interests.
"I actually think it's an idea that we should be exploring," Obama said in the forthcoming issue of Men's Health, regarding potential taxes levied on soft drinks such as colas and other sugar-filled products.
"There's no doubt that our kids drink way too much soda. And every study that's been done about obesity shows that there is as high a correlation between increased soda consumption and obesity as just about anything else," he said in excerpts released ahead of the magazine's mid-September publication.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
When will you quit smoking and lead by example Barry?
Good. What’s good for one group is good for another. CONSISTENCY. Let’s make up our mind if we’re free or not at last.
First proposed by Franklin Delano Socialist during the Depression, if I’m not mistaken.
So no new taxes on anyone making less than $150K per year right?
I guess everyone who drinks soda must make more than $250,000 a year.
>> President Barack Obama hinted he could support a “sin tax” on fizzy drinks to help lower high rates of US obesity
Aside from the nanny state issues — give me a break, Bambi!
Once implemented, you won’t be looking for behavioral changes from this revenue — you’ll be looking for REVENUE. The more the better, to hell with obesity!
Obama is raising middle class taxes through the back door! First, 68 cents a pack on cigarettes(90%) of smokers make less than 100,000.00 per year). Now cola tax, then chip tax, then a candy tax, then who the hell knows tax.
>> I guess everyone who drinks soda must make more than $250,000 a year.
Yeah, Bambi *said* he’d just go after the “fat cats”...
:-)
The Obamaloons don’t give a s**t about sin, they want the money.
And, pretty soon, the newly developing underground economy won’t allow them to have it.
I’m sure an Ice-Cream Tax is in short order...
How about “IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS”. I do not even drink that rubbish. Better off without it. But it is none of the government’s business.
Of course, when the tax $$ dry up b/c no one buys soda anymore, I'm sure the gubmint will just cancel the program.
Of course, a big health care expense is maternity. I would not be surprised to see the government say that only one or, at most, two children are covered by universal health care.
Right, slowly but surely, he is removing parental authority...and an individual right to make choices, decisions for oneself and their minor children.
If he was interested in revenue, he’d cut capital gains taxes.
He’s more interested in controlling your life.
Of course Libs never consider unintended consequences. If they drive down teen consumption of Coke and Pepsi they may drive up the drinking of real sodas, that is ice cream sodas and milk shakes and chocolate milk and DQ Blizzards and...
Tea tax ?
I’m going to go against the grain and say this idea does not offend me for a couple of reasons: 1. If they are going to fund healthcare thru tax increases, I hope it’s sales taxes instead of income taxes b/c the “poor” will be forced to pay their fair share. 2. The morbidly obese who got that way thru poor health habits should pay more for their healthcare in the same way a driver w/many tickets pays higher auto ins.
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