Tax on soda

[zqt3344 21]

Pay a vanilla tax or taco or burrito tax!

let's decided if I should pay a Soda Tax or not

Should El Presidente pay a Soda Tax?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

[Otto 83]

Ok tax H20 and how about an air tax and a dirt tax and well while we are at it a sex tax or bedroom tax. Or a poll ^pole dancer tax. Or a breast tax.

[pedroh 21]

Pay a vanilla tax or taco or burrito tax!

let's decided if I should pay a Soda Tax or not

Should El Presidente pay a Soda Tax?

a vanilla tax?

are you just finding random words and adding 'tax' to it?

Edited October 5, 2009 by pedroh

[Peikko 1,575]

Watermelons are a not a health risk and in fact are an excellent source of vitamin c so I can't see any reason to tax it, or any other fruit or vegetable for that matter.

Not sure what you mean by taxing BBQ - the sauce? I don't have a problem with taxing BBQ sauce either, but it's not a very neat category to apply taxes to. What is or isn't a BBQ sauce? It's very easy to identify what is and isn't soda for tax purposes.

They're loaded with sugar too. Just because it's in a fruit doesn't mean it's automatically healthy.

It's about moderation!!

Yes, too many people eat too much watermelon, it's really a problem that we need to combat!

As I said already, I don't see the tax on soda as a panacea for weight loss but I certainly think it's fair game for taxation.

[zqt3344 21]

I do not see any reason to tax anything at all anymore than it already is, the more you wingnuts from the left post on here the more I realize if it was up to you all the USA would be a socialist commune of welfare degenerates with their hand out all the time.

Watermelons are a not a health risk and in fact are an excellent source of vitamin c so I can't see any reason to tax it, or any other fruit or vegetable for that matter.

Not sure what you mean by taxing BBQ - the sauce? I don't have a problem with taxing BBQ sauce either, but it's not a very neat category to apply taxes to. What is or isn't a BBQ sauce? It's very easy to identify what is and isn't soda for tax purposes.

They're loaded with sugar too. Just because it's in a fruit doesn't mean it's automatically healthy.

It's about moderation!!

Yes, too many people eat too much watermelon, it's really a problem that we need to combat!

As I said already, I don't see the tax on soda as a panacea for weight loss but I certainly think it's fair game for taxation.

[Peikko 1,575]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

[pedroh 21]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

agree on that one, I know many people that to this day, refuse to drink water, and will chug a soda or something.. while their kidneys are getting effed up.

[zqt3344 21]

Admit it you do not own anything, you do not earn anything thus you think it is wonderful to tax all of us that do already own things and earn a lot and thus we should pay even more tax so people like you can have more welfare or socialized health care right?

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

[Jenn! 918]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

agree on that one, I know many people that to this day, refuse to drink water, and will chug a soda or something.. while their kidneys are getting effed up.

Why not tax the health issues directly though, rather than tax things that *might* lead to health issues? There are plenty of people who drink an occasional soda that are perfectly healthy. I think it sends a message that it is the thing itself (i.e. the soda) that is bad rather than the over-consumption of it (the behavior), which is the real problem.

[Peikko 1,575]

I do not see any reason to tax anything at all anymore than it already is, the more you wingnuts from the left post on here the more I realize if it was up to you all the USA would be a socialist commune of welfare degenerates with their hand out all the time.

Watermelons are a not a health risk and in fact are an excellent source of vitamin c so I can't see any reason to tax it, or any other fruit or vegetable for that matter.

Not sure what you mean by taxing BBQ - the sauce? I don't have a problem with taxing BBQ sauce either, but it's not a very neat category to apply taxes to. What is or isn't a BBQ sauce? It's very easy to identify what is and isn't soda for tax purposes.

They're loaded with sugar too. Just because it's in a fruit doesn't mean it's automatically healthy.

It's about moderation!!

Yes, too many people eat too much watermelon, it's really a problem that we need to combat!

As I said already, I don't see the tax on soda as a panacea for weight loss but I certainly think it's fair game for taxation.

ZQT, don't live in society and then you will not have to contribute to the fabric of it via taxation. I personally would be willing to grant you tax exemption if you no longer benefit from anything that taxes contribute to.

[Twisted K 2]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

agree on that one, I know many people that to this day, refuse to drink water, and will chug a soda or something.. while their kidneys are getting effed up.

i would love it if they only taxed things that would cause a health issue, ie sugar, alcohol, cigs, etc. that way everything else, clothes, houses, cars, fruits, and veggies would be tax free. healthier world, and richer from savings on taxes.

[pedroh 21]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

agree on that one, I know many people that to this day, refuse to drink water, and will chug a soda or something.. while their kidneys are getting effed up.

Why not tax the health issues directly though, rather than tax things that *might* lead to health issues? There are plenty of people who drink an occasional soda that are perfectly healthy. I think it sends a message that it is the thing itself (i.e. the soda) that is bad rather than the over-consumption of it (the behavior), which is the real problem.

true, true...

but how would you tax the health issue? if you have a kidney problem because u obviously drink 2lt of soda instead of water a day, then pay an extra tax for the dumbness of it? not a bad idea lol I must say

[zqt3344 21]

No thanks, there are no free lunches in this world and everything comes with a high cost and people like you wanting to tax everything all the time scare the hell out of me, why don't you move to England and pay their taxes. See how you like it or better yet try Canada.

I do not see any reason to tax anything at all anymore than it already is, the more you wingnuts from the left post on here the more I realize if it was up to you all the USA would be a socialist commune of welfare degenerates with their hand out all the time.

Watermelons are a not a health risk and in fact are an excellent source of vitamin c so I can't see any reason to tax it, or any other fruit or vegetable for that matter.

Not sure what you mean by taxing BBQ - the sauce? I don't have a problem with taxing BBQ sauce either, but it's not a very neat category to apply taxes to. What is or isn't a BBQ sauce? It's very easy to identify what is and isn't soda for tax purposes.

They're loaded with sugar too. Just because it's in a fruit doesn't mean it's automatically healthy.

It's about moderation!!

Yes, too many people eat too much watermelon, it's really a problem that we need to combat!

As I said already, I don't see the tax on soda as a panacea for weight loss but I certainly think it's fair game for taxation.

ZQT, don't live in society and then you will not have to contribute to the fabric of it via taxation. I personally would be willing to grant you tax exemption if you no longer benefit from anything that taxes contribute to.

[Peikko 1,575]

i don't know about making people thinner by taxing soda. heavier taxes on cigarettes have not stopped the majority of people from smoking. all in all, if people want to do something, they will find the means necessary to get it.

Exactly. It's about revenue, not health.

It's about revenue, sure, but what's wrong with generating revenue from something that can be proven to cause health issues? How many health issues are caused by eating too much fruit? How many Dr's are placing advisories out on reducing fruit consumption? Seriously dude, you live in cloud cuckoo land

agree on that one, I know many people that to this day, refuse to drink water, and will chug a soda or something.. while their kidneys are getting effed up.

Why not tax the health issues directly though, rather than tax things that *might* lead to health issues? There are plenty of people who drink an occasional soda that are perfectly healthy. I think it sends a message that it is the thing itself (i.e. the soda) that is bad rather than the over-consumption of it (the behavior), which is the real problem.

Drinking a lot of soda does put you at risk for all kinds of problems. If you only drink the odd one a 7c tax isn't going to make a darned bit of difference to you one way or another. If you want to drink 10 a day a 7c tax might make you cut back. It might not, but it should at least send you a message.

Soda is and should be viewed as a luxury of sorts (it is definitely not an essential food source) and taxation of luxuries is fair. What message that sends? Well, everyone has a different take on taxation as it is. Most Americans view tax as evil no matter what good can be provided by contributing to society in this way.