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So do you believe that Beer, Wine Fritos and other overindulgences should also be taxed like this? How about we stop importing fruit & vegetables and learn to east what's in season and available think of the environmental savings not having to ship/import these out of season luxuries...
Alcohol is taxed, so is tobacco. Again, google how much obesity costs the US annually.
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Alcohol is taxed, so is tobacco. Again, google how much obesity costs the US annually.
You are right but not for what the OP is suggesting and as I stated in my other post the monies never go for what their intended. Meat is now sin that should be taxed how about any number of luxury food items that are not a necessity??
Obesity is driven by a lack of activity. Instead of food lets go right to the source and tax computer gaming consoles, laptops, facebook and the plethora of other things kids are sitting on the couch doing.
l problem.
You are right but not for what the OP is suggesting and as I stated in my other post the monies never go for what their intended. Meat is now sin that should be taxed how about any number of luxury food items that are not a necessity??
It's unhealthy in the amount that Americans eat and bad for the environment. Given how socialized healthcare costs have become in the wake of the ACA it isn't unreasonable to tax people's health-harming behaviors because the public will end up paying for them when they get sick. Don't get me wrong, I'm a libertarian and think I shouldn't be dictating or paying for what other people do to their bodies, but once I and every other taxpayer ARE paying for it it's not unreasonable to say, if you want to do that to yourself there's a tax hit.
Alcohol is taxed, so is tobacco. Again, google how much obesity costs the US annually.
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We had an insurance company rep come to our job to field question about the new "plan"(?). He said that 70% of all medical claims are related to obesity in some manner. Increasingly sedentary humans simply cannot process/metabolize this stuff correctly.
How would a tax on meat of all things help the environment? Anyone seen the price of hamburger or a steak? Let's see make meat even more expensive so no one will buy any. Yeah, great idea.
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