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The war on soda: A local ballot measure in Richmond, California to tax soda drinks starts to...
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Friday, August 31, 2012, 11:48 AM ETThe war on soda: A local ballot measure in Richmond, California to tax soda drinks starts to draw national attention in advance of November's election. If the measure passes, Richmond would be the first city in the country that placed a per-ounce tax on sugary drinks and could set off a wave of copycats. Meanwhile in NYC, details on Mayor Bloomberg's anti-obesity plan will be unveiled in less than two weeks and will surely have sugary drinks in focus.
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"But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."
On the other hand, this may be a great way to raise the revenue so that the Kalid Sheik Mohammed trial can get underway.
The wonders of government.
Hey we broke $16 trillion in debts.
Everything is great. Houses have bottomed for the what time, stocks are going up with computer algos pumping momo trades and disposable incomes are getting squeezed by escalating cost of living increases.
Repression
This will replace VAT's....Terry, I cannot believe you are in favor of more tax on anything.
No, I never drink soft drinks...ever. But, more taxes are not what we need. Cal added Taxes on Cigs and they then just spend the money as if it is a General Funding source, rather than the lies they told when they put those taxes in place.
GOVERNMENT IS INSIDIOUS.
What has to make you wonder, is that an average majority of Californians are willing to pay much more in taxes so that government can spend more of their earnings on inefficient wasteful programs that benefit mostly those who do not work.
You got a be dumber than a box of rocks to think that will turn out well for you or anyone else.
There ain't no engaging no how. There's no bargaining here. If you can tell me how much salt I can sprinkle on my popcorn, then free life is over and we're just bargaining for how much power each of us can wield.
As an aside, I happened to watch a Piers Morgan interview of Mickey Dolenz, Monkee, on the death of fellow Monkee Davy Jones. Piers noted that Davy was a Vegan and elicited agreement from Mickey that Davy's death was a shock, i.e., how can anyone who doesn't eat red meat die so young.
Jog all you want, eat vegetables with no butter or salt all you want. Hug a tree, but I'll still be seeing you in another place.
If we aren't allowed to have thermonuclear weapons for home defense, it's just a slippery slope to enslavement under the North Korean Kim family.
There is no such concept as "balance" in life, only a treacherous world full of slippery slopes.
This place is awesome for entertainment, LOL.
If I use most of the prevailing sentiment against this tax here, then I would have to say, "who the heck are they to say I can't use drugs". We've learned to accept laws against drugs, drunk driving etc. why can't we accept a tax, ie law that would help us achieve better dietary consumption?
Oh and regarding sugar - How much will a bag of sugar cost in the store? Or a Doughnut? or Cake? Your Coffee in the Morning? The cereal for breakfast? Is corn syrup going to be taxed?? Will Coffee be the next "EVIL" food because of caffein? Sheeple come bow down to your dictators - - You need them because you can't think for yourselves and you need your mommy!
Please stop. You're giving them ideas on what to tax next.
Once you empower government to assume the rights and obligations of reasoned freedom of choice tyranny and shenanigans can only be the resultant harvest.
Unless we begin to take full responsibility for ourselves, our families, our neighborhoods, our schools etc., as our forebears did (sans the discriminatory and sexist ignorance of an unenlightened society - sorry if I offend any Neanderthals out there), then we will always be beholden to some power elite to dispense favor to one, restriction to freedom to another.
In a technological age this acquiescence spell doom I fear for a free society.
An enlightened America can still be realized, not regressive, not Democrat or Republican, but in a Progress spirit embolden by the hard lessons learned in the 19th and 20th Century.