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So where does Marijuana fit into this discussion? How much for treatment for lung cancer, asthma, emphysema and allergies. Not even mentioning car crashes or other accidents caused by inattentiveness.
Kinda like having kids. Kids cause distractions while driving. Should we ban kids or just tax them?
So where does Marijuana fit into this discussion? How much for treatment for lung cancer, asthma, emphysema and allergies. Not even mentioning car crashes or other accidents caused by inattentiveness.
The stuff you just mentioned has been discussed over and over, and debunked. Just study any of the recent threads when you search the forum for "marijuana". Please follow the links and actually study those issues, unless you wish to cling to your stereotypes for eternity.
Hmm government controlled health care AND government controlled food prices, GREAT! Unintended consequences abound.
The federal government has regulated both for a very long time. The Seattle tax is local, so it doesn't affect anyone who doesn't live there. If the citizens of Seattle approve of the tax, so be it. If there are enough who don't like it, the tax will be reversed soon enough.
Anything huh? Gulags next when this scheme fails?
all the politicians are doing here is making people poorer while enriching themselves.
You do make a good point to get away from a collectivized health care system. Let individuals bear the responsibility of their lifestyle choices.
Exactly, if some fatso decides shoving doritos and a giant coke down their gullet is their priority, I'm not about to pay extra for that while I try to eat healthy and exercise.
The Seattle tax is local, so it doesn't affect anyone who doesn't live there. If the citizens of Seattle approve of the tax, so be it. If there are enough who don't like it, the tax will be reversed soon enough.
In the first three months, the tax raised $4,446,000, nearly a million dollars more than was predicted. The city's budget office estimated the tax would raise $14.8 million in its first year. The city says 1.984 million gallons of sweetened beverage were taxed.
"Our sales are down probably 15 or 20 percent," says Todd Biesold, CFO of Merlino Foods who sells beverage products wholesale to area restaurants.
So, the tax is raising more money than predicted (for "healthy food" and other socially beneficial programs) and cutting consumption. Two birds. One stone. (This could only happen if vendors raised prices while limiting the availability of untaxed alternatives.)
Even though "diet" beverages aren't taxed, availability has not increased. Just try to find diet orange soda in the liter size. Not available. Anywhere.
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