California Lawmaker Proposes Soda Tax to Prevent Fat Kids

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/2943013.htm ^ | Andrew LaMar

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SACRAMENTO - With obesity increasingly becoming a problem for California's schoolchildren, one state lawmaker is proposing a tax on soda to discourage consumption and pay for programs intended to guide kids to healthier living.

Sen. Deborah Ortiz, D-Sacramento, said her legislation will help highlight the growing trouble children have controlling their weight while at the same time offering schools an incentive to drop lucrative contracts to sell certain brands of soda on their campuses.

[Impeach98]

The Woman is a Big-Government DORK!
CLICK HERE TO CONTACT HER AND TELL HER SO

[Argus]

Why not just tax the gas emitted by Democrat lawmakers and balance the budget for good?

[Impeach98]

Please BUMP or PING if you agree. I would like for this woman to hear from people of a different persuasion who don't want legislators worrying about what to tell schools they CAN and CANNOT do when California has an energy crisis, budget crisis, water crisis, education crisis and values crisis.

[Maceman]

I wish we could have a loud-mouthed statist social engineering politician tax to prevent fat government.

[Ward Smythe]

As a parent, I'd be just as happy if the schools didn't sell soft drinks, but this woman is way off base.

[ElkGroveDan]

GUZZLE BUMP

[Impeach98]

Here is the DIRECT link to contact her:

[Impeach98]

Lemme try again!?!?!

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AND SAY - No I do NOT Agree

[Impeach98]

"As a parent, I'd be just as happy if the schools didn't sell soft drinks, but this woman is way off base."

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Agreed! But parents, schools, PTA's etc... should set those criteria and have the community whose children go to school decide. Do Democrats feel so power hungry that after cigarettes they now must tax soda?

Someone call RUSH on this one - he predicted pretty much this point when he pointed out first cigarettes, then cigars, and eventually JUNK FOOD - HE WAS RIGHT!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

At our local High School, the soda machines are inaccessible during the school day and are only working after hours......for sporting events, etc.

[Semper Paratus]

First they came after cigarettes, but I didn't smoke so I didn't care.
Next they came after guns, but I didn't hunt so I didn't care.
Next they came after alcohol, but I didn't drink so I didn't care.
Then they came after my Twinkies, but it was now too late, nobody cared.

[PA Engineer]

I am sure this is only for the good of the children and that diet sodas are excluded [/barf]

[evilsmoker]

I hope all you nonsmokers out there who stood by (and some even applauded) when the nannies came after us are learning a very valuable lesson here.

*Ortiz's proposed tax on smokers*

[Publius6961]

Right on!! I love it.
Why?
I think a buck a can is just about right.

[pankot]

A RAT. What did you expect?

[Impeach98]

I am sure this is only for the good of the children and that diet sodas are excluded [/barf]

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[Ward Smythe]

But parents, schools, PTA's etc... should set those criteria and have the community whose children go to school decide.

Exactly.

[EBUCK]

Perfect solution to all problems. Tax it, so that govenment has more money. Wonderfull. And knowing kali, this will go thru.

EBUCK

[Impeach98]

A RAT. What did you expect?

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It explains it but it doesn't EXCUSE it!

Let's raise Hell people! Come on - help us out here and flood this woman's mailbox and send a copy of this story to any talk radio host or newspaper reporter/columnist you like!