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There are a lot of things that kill brain and body. Ideally, perfectly healthy people who have never smoked, done drugs, etc. die every day. So what's your point(s). Or should I just chalk you up as "perfectly healthy"?
I always get a kick out of people like you: "What's the point?" The disingenuous nature of a question like that makes me difficult to answer in the first place.
Yes there are plenty of things that can destroy the brain and body (we only get one shot at this that I'm aware of.) Everybody will also die, there is no getting out of that. The long term (medical) savings by Americans taking care of themselves would be substantial. The quality of life by eliminating crap from out diets would also be substantial. Healthy Americans are productive Americans, that statistically have a longer and happier life. I would prefer to eliminate as much garbage going into my body as I can. I'm not sure why you get upset by that; I'm also well aware that there is no guarantee of anything in life.
I'd imagine you also have a strong disdain for seatbelts? What about tickets from people not wearing them? Is this also something horrible? Sadly, most people only learn when they are hit in their pocketbooks. Tax the garbage and hopefully it will bring about change on many different levels. Either way I expect nothing less from the crybabies in this nation. They cry about our deficit, but on the other hand cry about taxes. I suppose they think selling girl scout cookies will pay it all down?
One day we'll all be eating nothing but vitamin fortified, government sanctioned, gruel: cause that's all that will be left that the government hasn't banned.
One day we'll all be eating nothing but vitamin fortified, government sanctioned, gruel: cause that's all that will be left that the government hasn't banned.
Soylent green anyone?
Definitely on the horizon. Just look at what we have today - hormone laced milk, GMO crops, cloned animals, chemical flavorings and mutant fruit. And add to that heavy metal industrial waste imported from China under the guise of food additives.
Food shopping for non-contaminated items (yes that's what I consider them) is becoming a challenge these days.
Why tax sugared foods? If the goal is to reduce the demand on foods that have too much sugar, then why not abolish government subsidies on sugar? If food companies would pay for the true cost (whatever that is, I'm being lazy at the moment and did not research it) of sugar, then may be they wouldn't use so much or use substitutes.
However (cynical, unsubstantiated statement alert!!!), I'm afraid the actual goal is to separate the consumer from his money while the government and sugar industry still get theirs.
Geofra, the subsidy is on corn, not sugar. Sugar in food is better than corn in food for sweetener.
The body can digest sugar better than corn.
HFCS (corn derived) is cheaper than sugar thanks to subsidies. It's not only sugar; HFCS is a sweetner substitute and replaces a lot more than corn.
Example: Next time you shop take a good look at that Aunt Jemima "syrup". It's not maple syrup like you may think. Do you see the word "maple" on the label at all ?
It's a bottle full of HFCS and chemical flavoring
Now study that shelf..see that the products that are HFCS based do not have the word "maple" in their product. Look at the price..very cheap.
Now look for the smaller bottles of "maple syrup" (Maple Grove Farms is one) and their price...more expensive.
Look at their labels....100% pure maple syrup.
Now look at Aunt Jemima label....a laundry list of chemicals and HFCS.
WAKE UP PEOPLE...you're being fattened just like cattle at the slaughter house !!!!
Now..did you know that soft drinks in Canada and Mexico are still made with sugar and NOT HFCS ?
Just trying to wake some folks up..this tax is not going to solve your problems. HFCS is all throughout our food..ice cream, breakfast cereal, juice drinks, ice tea, lemonade, most pre-processed food. And you think taxing soda will fix this ?
Me too. Sugar is a killer for both brain and body.
sugar is a killer?????? so you are saying fruits are killers.??????loaded with sugar......................are you saying breads and carbs are killers?????? carbs become sugars..
sugar is not a killer for the brain and body
ANYTHING in excess is a killer, moderation is good
It's funny that you're trusting that the same government that has helped promote all this crap will now 'fix' it for you and the only way to fix it is to tax it beyond your capability to afford it
Makes it pretty obvious why a Just Say No approach won't work, regardless the subject
Take away the corn subsidy and you'll get back your sugar. IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
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