Congress considering soda tax

I don't even know what to think about this other than...come on, really?

*shrug* No big deal to me. Same goes for "congress considering" news.

I don't even know what to think about this other than...come on, really?

Mr_Oblivio

Can you NOT see the communism in this act? I was just as upset when they banned trans fats.

Good thing all I drink is water. :P

Can you NOT see the communism in this act? I was just as upset when they banned trans fats.

Mr_Oblivio

Can you NOT see the communism in this act? I was just as upset when they banned trans fats.

Mr_Oblivio

That's more like socialismmsuspartan11

How so?

All I'm gonna say is glad I'm not in that system if they have that Why tax soda, why not just put extra taxes on obese / fat peopleToriko42

It's not for weight loss. It's to generate revenue.

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I don't even know what to think about this other than...come on, really?

Pirate700

Obama =/= Congress.

Anyway, I don't see the big deal with this.

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I don't even know what to think about this other than...come on, really?

Theokhoth

Obama =/= Congress.

Anyway, I don't see the big deal with this.

Obama supports it. And the big deal is this admin is starting to tax EVERYTHING. It is getting completely out of control.

Yeah he cut taxes for people who already weren't paying any. Pirate700

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]All I'm gonna say is glad I'm not in that system if they have that Why tax soda, why not just put extra taxes on obese / fat peoplePirate700

It's not for weight loss. It's to generate revenue.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"]All I'm gonna say is glad I'm not in that system if they have that Why tax soda, why not just put extra taxes on obese / fat peoplePirate700

It's not for weight loss. It's to generate revenue.

Oh, who cares. You pay a few pennies more for your soda. Big deal. The stuff is terrible for you anyway.

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[QUOTE="Toriko42"]All I'm gonna say is glad I'm not in that system if they have that Why tax soda, why not just put extra taxes on obese / fat peopleToriko42

It's not for weight loss. It's to generate revenue.

Oh, who cares. You pay a few pennies more for your soda. Big deal. The stuff is terrible for you anyway.

pianist

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It's not for weight loss. It's to generate revenue.

Pirate700

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Oh, who cares. You pay a few pennies more for your soda. Big deal. The stuff is terrible for you anyway.

I'm tired of the government stealing money from people. First the government gave away billions of our tax dollars to auto companies, and then they fail. I think those auto companies should be dishing out some free cars to people elligible. Now they want MORE money from us? No way!

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Oh, who cares. You pay a few pennies more for your soda. Big deal. The stuff is terrible for you anyway.

sSubZerOo

The point is this is Obama's deal. He is spending us into oblivion so he is countering it by taxing everything. Pretty soon there will be a bread tax and a toothpaste tax also. It adds up. He makes it look like he is saving folks money with his income tax cut but then sneaks in taxes everywhere else. We end up paying more under his plan.

When they raised the tax for alcohol, it was more than a few cents.

Pirate700

In the grand scheme of things, it's not going to detrimentally affect peoples' lives if they continue their regular soda intake, but it does have the potential to positively affect peoples' lives if they consume less soda. If you're feeling a financial crunch because of increased soda prices, then you've got bigger problems than soda to address in your life. Right now, I go to grocery store and soda is cheaper than bottled water. It's ridiculous. We've got a health crisis on our hands with obesity, and quite frankly, most people are too damn stupid to do anything about it unless they're given direct incentive to do it. I fully support any government initiative that is aimed at making healthy food choices cheaper than unhealthy food choices.

I'm tired of the government stealing money from people. First the government gave away billions of our tax dollars to auto companies, and then they fail. I think those auto companies should be dishing out some free cars to people elligible. Now they want MORE money from us? No way!

Mr_Oblivio

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When they raised the tax for alcohol, it was more than a few cents.

pianist

In the grand scheme of things, it's not going to detrimentally affect people's lives, but it does have the potential to positively affect peoples' lives if they consume less soda. If you're feeling a financial crunch because of increased soda prices, then you've got bigger problems than soda to address in your life. Right now, I go to grocery store and soda is cheaper than bottled water. It's ridiculous. We've got a health crisis on our hands with obesity, and quite frankly, most people are too damn stupid to do anything about it unless they're given direct incentive to do it. I fully support any government initiative that is aimed at making healthy food choices cheaper than unhealthy food choices.

It's cause bottled water is the greatest scam of all timeToriko42

Agreed. But it doesn't change the fact that unhealthy food choices are very often less expensive than stuff which is crappy for you.

If it passed, USA will get another economic crisis.magicalclick

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It's all over, people... we don't have a prayer!!!!

Obama supports it. Pirate700

Doesn't bother me personally, but I still think its wrong. Taxing the hell out of the country isn't going to make back the billions we're in debt now.

[QUOTE="Toriko42"] It's cause bottled water is the greatest scam of all timepianist

Agreed. But it doesn't change the fact that unhealthy food choices are very often less expensive than stuff which is crappy for you.

Doesn't bother me personally, but I still think its wrong. Taxing the hell out of the country isn't going to make back the billions we're in debt now.

jamejame

Oh yeah, thats really gonna prevent obesity. Great thinking Congress! While you're at it, why don't you tax the air we breathe?

Yeah why don't they tax bottled water instead of soda? It would be a real wake-up call to how stupid the idea of it really is.

Yeah why don't they tax bottled water instead of soda? It would be a real wake-up call to how stupid the idea of it really is.

Mr_Oblivio

Um no people that are on gamespot are not "most people" in general. The U.S. is the world leader in paying money for bottled water.

they tax everything so it doesnt surprise me I even heard they were going to start taxing clothing in my state.

good, maybe this will help America with it's obesity epidemic.

put down that last piece of cake fatty!

Congress considers a lot of things. But there is a reason why it is called "Congress" rather than "Progress". -Sun_Tzu-

The talk of salary caps concerns me more, but this is still a little strange.fidosim

The salary cap proposition is just for the companies that received bailouts......I hope anyway.

good, maybe this will help America with it's obesity epidemic.

LostProphetFLCL

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good, maybe this will help America with it's obesity epidemic.

guynamedbilly

Yeah, excise taxes never help curb behavior, they're just another way for the government to fund their agencies.