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[Hard_Rom]

Who is doing the right thing? This Philadelphia story is just about overtaxed people responding to even more taxes by shopping elsewhere.
And it's oh so heroic to raise those taxes and watch all those people lose their jobs.

If all fizzy pops with a cup of sugar were taxed equally everywhere there would be no unbalanced, at least, job losses. We drink far to much pop. It's bad for us and society by leading to increases in obesity and tooth decay. If it disappeared from store shelves tomorrow it would be a good thing. Except to those involved in the industry.

Don't like the tax, don't buy it. And don't spend 10 bucks in gas to avoid 2 bucks in tax.

 

[JohnnySavage]

If all fizzy pops with a cup of sugar were taxed equally everywhere there would be no unbalanced, at least, job losses. We drink far to much pop. It's bad for us and society by leading to increases in obesity and tooth decay. If it disappeared from store shelves tomorrow it would be a good thing. Except to those involved in the industry.

Don't like the tax, don't buy it. And don't spend 10 bucks in gas to avoid 2 bucks in tax.

Taxation shouldn't be used for social engineering.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Taxation shouldn't be used for social engineering.

Folk get real uppity when you just plain ban the stuff! Or they would have done that with cigarettes years ago. And facts and common sense don't fly all that well with the great mass of the unwashed. Just tax the hell out of it and enjoy the increased revenues. Eventually many will just stop drinking fizzy pop because it's too damn expensive. Can't see natives running contraband fizzy pop factories. Although...!

I've known some folk on the poorer end of things whose kids have never drank milk. Just Koolaid. That is a sorry state of affairs.

I've related the tale of how before we came to Canada I don't recall drinking milk. When we went back to England for a vacation us Canadian raised members of the family literally towered over all the relatives. Early childhood nutrition is HUGE. I'm a firm believer.

Sugar drinks should be taxed into virtual extinction and milk should be heavily subsidized by those taxes.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Folk get real uppity when you just plain ban the stuff! Or they would have done that with cigarettes years ago. And facts and common sense don't fly all that well with the great mass of the unwashed. Just tax the hell out of it and enjoy the increased revenues. Eventually many will just stop drinking fizzy pop because it's too damn expensive. Can't see natives running contraband fizzy pop factories. Although...!

I've known some folk on the poorer end of things whose kids have never drank milk. Just Koolaid. That is a sorry state of affairs.

I've related the tale of how before we came to Canada I don't recall drinking milk. When we went back to England for a vacation us Canadian raised members of the family literally towered over all the relatives. Early childhood nutrition is HUGE. I'm a firm believer.

Sugar drinks should be taxed into virtual extinction and milk should be heavily subsidized by those taxes.

The government shouldn't be banning things either. It's none of the government's business what I put into my body.

 

[Hard_Rom]

The government shouldn't be banning things either. It's none of the government's business what I put into my body.

Then taxes it is! Governments can do that. Sin taxes on booze and smokes is huge. Just add fizzy soda pop to the list. And fatty tax out food.