Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Closed Thread Start New Thread
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:04 AM
 
6,084 posts, read 6,042,411 times
Reputation: 1916

Advertisements

tax all products un-nutritiously high in processed sugar, sodium, fructose corn syrup; tax McDonald's, Dominoes, BK and all the fast food chains; slap a big fat juicy tax on the firearms industry; and for good measure the producers and users of pollutants in our environment.

Cost of universal health care solved.

There is another glaring example that the myth of capitalism and free markets is really a sham.

This industry is actually oligopoly that begs for and receives government bailouts. Why doesn't any scream and shout about these corporate welfare queens milking the system out of tax payer money?

There shenanigans have a direct impact on the nation's health.

Those that make statements about national security should investigate the posted links.

 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:23 AM
 
29,981 posts, read 42,924,458 times
Reputation: 12828
Why is the liberal solution for everything to TAX the masses and hand over entitlements to the few?
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Land of debt and Corruption
7,545 posts, read 8,325,030 times
Reputation: 2889
Quote:
Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal View Post
Why is the liberal solution for everything to TAX the masses and hand over entitlements to the few?
It's their mantra. They learn it during their indoctrination.
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:32 AM
 
19,226 posts, read 15,317,471 times
Reputation: 2337
Quote:
Originally Posted by kovert View Post
tax all products un-nutritiously high in processed sugar, sodium, fructose corn syrup; tax McDonald's, Dominoes, BK and all the fast food chains; slap a big fat juicy tax on the firearms industry; and for good measure the producers and users of pollutants in our environment.

Cost of universal health care solved.

There is another glaring example that the myth of capitalism and free markets is really a sham.

This industry is actually oligopoly that begs for and receives government bailouts. Why doesn't any scream and shout about these corporate welfare queens milking the system out of tax payer money?

There shenanigans have a direct impact on the nation's health.

Those that make statements about national security should investigate the posted links.
Add to this, tax credits for the health supplements John McCain is attempting to outlaw.

Welcome to the Alliance for Natural Health - USA
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:45 AM
 
Location: Chicago Suburbs
3,199 posts, read 4,316,005 times
Reputation: 1176
I'd be for any plan (taxation, imprisonment, etc.) that allows government to make my choices for me.
I mean c'mon, when have they been wrong?
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:47 AM
 
Location: On the Chesapeake
45,354 posts, read 60,534,984 times
Reputation: 60937
I think I'm going to make a fat dripping 8 oz. cheeseburger for dinner.
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:49 AM
 
29,981 posts, read 42,924,458 times
Reputation: 12828
Using the OP's arguement we should tax anyone who is diagnosed with or seeks treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. No doubt that STD's are a greater cost to the American healthcare system than bullets fired by criminals who obtained and possessed their firearms illegally.

Why not tax a person for every year they grow older as well because aging means more health care treatment, in general.

The question should not be HOW to pay for universal healthcare but WHY SHOULD WE? The government forcing its citizens into paying for universal healthcare is no different than putting a loaded gun to your neighbor's head and demanding they pay your doctor's bill for you.
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Land of debt and Corruption
7,545 posts, read 8,325,030 times
Reputation: 2889
Realists understand that everything the government gets its pudgy fat hands on turns to crap. Sorry for being truthful.
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
39,868 posts, read 26,495,821 times
Reputation: 25766
Quote:
Originally Posted by kovert View Post
tax all products un-nutritiously high in processed sugar, sodium, fructose corn syrup; tax McDonald's, Dominoes, BK and all the fast food chains; slap a big fat juicy tax on the firearms industry; and for good measure the producers and users of pollutants in our environment.

Cost of universal health care solved.

There is another glaring example that the myth of capitalism and free markets is really a sham.

This industry is actually oligopoly that begs for and receives government bailouts. Why doesn't any scream and shout about these corporate welfare queens milking the system out of tax payer money?

There shenanigans have a direct impact on the nation's health.

Those that make statements about national security should investigate the posted links.

Actually, I'd suggest we do an extra tax on anything labeled "organic". If people can afford to pi** away the extra money on this little marketing gimmic, they can afford to pay more in taxes. Get something for society from people with more money than brains.
 
Old 02-10-2010, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Chicago Suburbs
3,199 posts, read 4,316,005 times
Reputation: 1176
Quote:
Originally Posted by williamOrbit View Post
add: tax the damn churches
Tax everyone and everything, including the dead.
The Vatican did this with some success during the crusades.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Closed Thread


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top