18-09-09, 17:40 | #1 |
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San Francisco wants to levy a tax on your soda!
Remember that old phrase, "monkey see and monkey do?" After the federal government toyed with the idea of a soda tax, it appears the government at the local level wants to do the same.
The cash starving city of San Francisco is proposing a soda tax at your local convenience or grocery store. All this to fight "obesity," when in reality it's just another tax to fill their coffers. I hope it goes down in flames, or other municipalities will just follow suit, taxing your soda, chips, sandwiches, and so forth. Read the story in the San Francisco Chronicle: Newsom wants to charge stores that sell sodas |
18-09-09, 17:42 | #2 |
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Stupid
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18-09-09, 17:45 | #3 |
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thumbs down for me too, if tht came to the uk id go nuts!
soda and candy keep my going |
18-09-09, 17:45 | #4 |
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I'm not sure what's worse. The UK government, or the US government.
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18-09-09, 17:50 | #5 |
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Lame! But there are already so many taxes that I disagree with on principle but can't do anything about... so what's one more?
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18-09-09, 17:52 | #6 |
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True... there are innumberable taxes that already have raised the price of that soda; not to mention the money you would use to buy it has been taxed... then you're taxed just for going into the store and buying it!
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18-09-09, 18:25 | #7 |
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Boston Tea Party rings a bell somehow But from a personal perspective, I wouldn't be fussed since I don't drink that stuff anymore and oddly enough, I've lost some weight by doing so.
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18-09-09, 18:32 | #8 | ||
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This really is pathetic. Taxing people to try and make them "go green" or "get healthier" is just ridiculous. It's the same as the argument for raising the petrol tax to get people to buy more fuel efficient cars. |
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18-09-09, 18:57 | #9 |
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i know the tax the federal government talked about would not apply to diet drinks. is that the case for the SF one? coke drinkers could just switch to coke zero, save some money and reduce their caloric intake.
that UCLA study they refer to showed that $41 million in state funds were being spent treating obesity? holy crap! |
18-09-09, 19:28 | #10 |
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How about the government should just stay out of trying to force people to cut down their calorie intake? I much prefer normal coke over its over varieties. It's the consumer's choice whether or not they want to drink/eat something that isn't good for them.
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