This shit is getting out of hand.
The Senate Finance Committee is suggesting a “fat tax” on sugary drinks, i.e. soda pop. What the hell is happening to personal choice in this country? Do we need Obama and the liberal democrats telling us what we can or cannot put into our bodies?
CDC Chief: Soda Tax Could Combat Obesity
While Democrats await the results of bipartisan negotiations over health care reform in the Senate Finance Committee, one of the proposals put before the committee received a nod of approval from health officials today: taxing soda. [Story here]
Personally, I’m lucky to drink one or two sodas a year. If I hit the A&W Root Beer Stand, I cannot have a dog without a frosty mug of Root Beer. That’s my choice. Hear me? It’s MY CHOICE.
If the people in congress think we’re too stupid to make decisions regarding our consumption of certain foods and beverages, what’s next? They’re already dictating what kind of cars can be manufactured, what kind of lighbulbs you can burn in your home, and soon, how large your carbon footprint can be. Oh, and don’t even get me started on this bullshit healthcare bill(s).
I guess we’re all just too FSCKING STOOPID to know how to live our lives. Since they can’t outlaw cigarettes, liquor, trans-fats, sugar and a myriad of other consumables, they’re hell-bent on taxing them out of existence. Go ahead, do it. And in the end, it will cost jobs.
As a young lad growing up in the 1960′s I remember waiting for the fat-laden ice cream truck to come down the street every day during the summer. I’m sure that is on their radar as well.
I’m longing for the days when JFK was president. Really, I am.
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I doubt that you can tax anyone in to good health. And you certainly can’t legislate common sense. I never thought I would see this in America where the Government that was formed to protect us from our enemies has become so scary. It makes me sad.