[sport]

The democrats are working on a system to tax you for the air you breathe.

A democrat beileves that it is their purpose in life to rob and steal from those that work by taxing them to death and giving some of the money [99% finds it way to the democrat's pocket]to individals who refuse to work in order to buy their votes.

Do the people who pay the taxes care?

Apparently not. They keep electing and re-electing them.

[aruanan]

Among the ideas under consideration is extending the state sales tax to so-called junk food and to beverages such as fruit drinks and bottled iced tea that are not currently taxed. The idea could bring in as much as $100 million for the state.

Just more effing greed to pay for their effing hubris: "Hi, I'm a liberal Democrat. Doing good works is as important a thing as sharing. So I'm going to share with you by doing good works and forcing you, at the penalty of fines or jail, to pay for them."

[PersonalLiberties]

"contentious issue of revenue increases needed to balance the budget."

Here's a novel idea why don't they cut their spending habits?

Tax on tea (Boston tea party ring a bell?) and computer software. Do they already have a sales' tax?

At first I thought this was going to be one of those we don't want you to eat bad food so we are adding a tax to it for your own benefit kind of stories.

[grania]

And just who is going to decide what is "junk food" and what is a healthy snack? Pizza?...depends on what the ingredients are made of. Yogurt?...some of them have so much sweetener that it's less healthy than Reese's Peanut Butter cups (for the non-allergic, that is). The new Atkins foods?...some are so high in fat you'll have to roll people who eat too much of them around in wheelbarrels.

Governments are going to need a whole new division....for the food police, determining what is healthy and what should be taxed. To paraphrase Dan Quayle, when the government decides what is "junk food", everything is going to be taxed as junk food.

I have a better idea. Why doesn't the government (at all levels) just stop exploiting smokers, let people take whatever nutritional supplements they want, pay for their own prescriptions (just watch the prices go down), and get out of our faces and let us decide how our money is spent. Then they won't need all of this extra tax money.

Grrrrr....... I haven't had a good rant for awhile. <^..^>

[MarkL]

Despite reports of progress, there is still a long way to go until a budget agreement is reached. Negotiators still haven't gotten into spending details, including how much of an increase should go for education or Medicaid spending. There isn't even agreement on whether to start with the current budget and add money to programs or to start with Blagojevich's budget plan and make cuts. Blagojevich's budget called for nearly $900 million in spending increases.

Wow, maybe I can start budgeting like this!

"Hmmmm... I don't have enough money to cover my bills. I had better start spending more!"

Mark

[VRWC_minion]

Connecticuts sales tax applies to everything except certian necessary foods. Candy, sodas, etc are not considered necessary foods and are taxed accordingly. Odd that this bill is called a junk food tax.

[Just another Joe]

Blagojevich's budget called for nearly $900 million in spending increases.

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking real money. /sarcasm

[VRWC_minion]

For all the folks who want to see a national sales tax, I hope you have no complaints about this tax.

[FrankR]

"Among the ideas under consideration is extending the state sales tax to so-called junk food and to beverages such as fruit drinks and bottled iced tea that are not currently taxed. "

It was said many times..."block the government control of tobacco, or they will soon go after something YOU LIKE."

It's time for a new "Boston Tea Party".

[CSM]

"A two-hour meeting in Blagojevich's office Wednesday produced progress, leaders said, including on the contentious issue of revenue increases needed to balance the budget."

I'm laughing my arse off right now, I wonder what the gnatzie pro-tobacco tax increase "convenient conservatives" will say now that their ox is being gored. Goring will eventually hit everyone's consumption choices.

[unixfox]

Why is it that these people can always come up with schemes to take money from people but can't come up with schemes to cut their spending?

Maybe they should try spending as much time trying to lower taxes than trying to raise them.

[SheLion]

OH NO! Not CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!

~snicker

[1Old Pro]

You see, the taxers are using the old divide and split method.

First they tax cigarettes up the ying yang and the 75% or so of the population that doesn't smoke cheered, just as so many did when they banned smoking in bars.

Next up, candy and junk food. I don't eat either but I damn well will NOT support higher taxes on anything.

[Salvation]

And soda pop tax?