fat tax!

[Tsakali_]

has anyone heard of this?

I think it's a good idea but the weak tax they are considering won't do much of a difference, atleast it's a start

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_det ... dline/2336

[busetibi]

another great american idea.

so what happens if your underweight and like eating cheese,meat, butter etc ?
why should you pay more because some fat fucking slob doesnt know when to stop eating?

[Transient]

If they can tax cigarettes, they should be able to tax hot dogs.

[Tsakali_]

another great american idea.

so what happens if your underweight and like eating cheese,meat, butter etc ?
why should you pay more because some fat fucking slob doesnt know when to stop eating?

most of these combinations of foods never stop being unhealthy no matter your BMI
don't be an ass

[Transient]

While I tend to agree with the concept, this made me laugh:

In addition to fat taxes, fashionable "preventative" policies include a minimum purchase age for designated foods, zoning restrictions on certain restaurants, and even stocking some snack foods out of customers' reach (behind the retail counter, right next to cigarettes and pornography) .

[seremtan]

fat tax =

Twinkie-tax inventor (and CSPI scientific advisory board member) Kelly "Big Brother" Brownell also wants to "get away from these arguments about personal responsibility."

of course - she'd lose those arguments

[busetibi]

most of these combinations of foods never stop being unhealthy no matter your BMI
don't be an ass

i wasnt aware i was being an ass.
anyone can eat anything, as long as its in moderation.
key word being moderation,
most fat cunts dont know the meaning of that word.

[Tsakali_]

yup and the government needs to babysit us as always

I say don't give respect to those who don't earn it, and alot of the general public doesn't

[R00k]

The idea of having a minimum age for buying unhealthy foods is a good one -- it's hard for a parent to keep their kid healthy, if the kid can just buy whatever he wants on his way to school and stash it in his locker. So personal/parental responsibility goes out the window.

But as far as taxing, I think it's a ridiculous notion, and another attempt at social engineering.

That being said, if insurance companies can charge higher rates for at-risk drivers, then how can we justify NOT having a fat tax if we were to go to a public healthcare system?
That makes it a little trickier.

[[xeno]Julios]

to be consistent, they should tax all food products that have trans fats in them.

there's also the problem of controversy over what constitutes risky food.

for example, not everyone believes butter is bad for you.

[Hannibal]

yeah, this will work.

Fattaca!

[Tsakali_]

The idea of having a minimum age for buying unhealthy foods is a good one -- it's hard for a parent to keep their kid healthy, if the kid can just buy whatever he wants on his way to school and stash it in his locker. So personal/parental responsibility goes out the window.

But as far as taxing, I think it's a ridiculous notion, and another attempt at social engineering.

That being said, if insurance companies can charge higher rates for at-risk drivers, then how can we justify NOT having a fat tax if we were to go to a public healthcare system?
That makes it a little trickier.

I agree that their credibility on this issue is running low, and it prolly IS just another way to create more capitol for the feds.

another problem with this is that instead of penalizing the general public with yet another tax, they should make healthy food more attainable, cause healthy foods tempt to be much more expensive.

I know from experiance that grocery shopping can turn into just another substitute of fast food because crap food is simply cheaper (unless you want to stack up on shit like beans etc.) after all when necessity calls the bottom line is filling up the refrigerator

[shadd_]

to be consistent, they should tax all food products that have trans fats in them.

there's also the problem of controversy over what constitutes risky food.

for example, not everyone believes butter is bad for you.

canada is well on the way to getting rid of it from all foods. go to any store and you'll notice the no-trans fat label on every bag of chips and box of crackers.

iirc there is even a bill pending to ban trans fat from food in canada altogether.

[Captain]

Throw the fat fucks in an incinerator. Just do it.

[eepberries]

This idea is fucking ridiculous.