Should we tax fat people? (global warming, drug, March, states)

[parfleche]

Originally Posted by bigskydude

I'm not so certain that Obama would care to be taxed in that fashion ..

heck we can give the messiah a pass but just look at all the bread we could fleece of his blind followers

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by california_is_superior

I assure you conservatives are at the forefront of obesity.

you can assure all you want. proof is woefully lacking.

believing you can tax the populace into healthy living is idiocy only a liberal could dream up

[mossomo]

Originally Posted by bababua

Should we tax fat people?

Fat people already pay taxes. You are talking a fat tax, ie a medical risk tax. But wouldn't that open the door for a tax on gays (AIDS) and women (pregnancy) and smokers (cancer) and blondes (joke!)?

The scary thing about gov't controlled health care is that the things you speak become quit fathomable.

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Most fat people are on welfare or SSI because they eat to much and do no work.

So if they are on welfare or SSI how can be tax them?

They do not pay taxes to begin with?

With 50%+ of all American not paying taxes we need to tax everyone who is able to work. Put them on a chain gang to clean our streets, government buildings, our gutters and sewer lines, pick up trash along the roads, give them a weed eater and a mower so they can cut the elderly grass etc etc

Fat people are costing me more money for my health care.

Put them on a diet or cut off the welfare free food program, they will lose weigh real fast if they have to buy their own food with their OWN money.

You do not know how many welfare people I see buying T Bone steaks, ribeyes etc with my money. They shoud be eating cheap hamburger instead and should not be eating T-Bones and Ribeyes.

Tax all people who are costing the rest of us money for their bad habits.
At least the ones who have a job and then find a way to force the lazy butts among us to work for their freebies so we can finally collect some tax money from them.

[Sunny-Days-in-Florida]

Originally Posted by parfleche

do tell

Oh yea right, I am waiting also.

Obesity. Ok, then why do you see more broken down beater cars and trucks in line at McDonalds then?

Bet most of them are Obama robots using their last dime to get a big mac before their food stamp card gets some more free money put on it.

That would be like me saying that liberals love to see unhealthy and sick people because that way the normal lib would be happy because then once someone is in need of help and weak the libs can control them like little robots. Its a normal liberal mindset, make them weak and they will have to beg for help.

[Fomalhaut]

Tax foods that lead to fatness maybe!!! Like we do cigarettes and alchohol.

[JLaw45]

I read somewhere about a proposal by some greenies to legislate a carbon credit for personal emissions. Basically, it would be like cap and trade. If you have more than one child, for example, you'd pay for credits. They were also proposing a tax on people who are overweight since, according to them, they emit larger amounts of CO2 and consumer larger amounts of resources.

Something tells me that that may be where this whole carbon emissions tax craze may be leading to.

[thefinalsay]

Originally Posted by KevK

I agree. For example sugary soda should be taxed at 50 cents per 16 oz (a can) while the sugar free soda should not be taxed at all. The would mean a 6 pack of sugary Cola would sell for $3 more than the same diet Cola and that $3 should go into healthcare.

yeah, cause those artificial sweeteners are great for you.

[virgode]

I think we should tax people who could think up something this stupid.

[bigskydude]

Originally Posted by virgode

I think we should tax people who could think up something this stupid.

By golly gumbo, you just might be on to something there.

If we taxed all of the folks that voted for Nobama, our recession would be over by next week at 2 oclock ...

Taxing stupid people could actually make us rich ...