Obesity Tax |
 Jan 15 2009, 12:53 AM
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 we jerkin'  Group: Member Posts: 2,408 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 210,730  |
anyone hear about this i just read it in "times"
Im not sure if its only for New York but they are having 15 percent tax on all candy chips and soda. |
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Jan 16 2009, 12:55 PM
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eugh, what a retard
but anywaaaaaaaaaaay the best way to tackle obesity is to offer free gym memberships etc, because obese ppl might pay more for food, but they wont pay more for exercise (: |
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Jan 16 2009, 01:00 PM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
It kind of evens the playing field. Now instead of poor, fat people not being able to afford certain types of healthy and organic food, they'll be unable to afford certain healthy, organic and NON healthy foods. While of course, the richer, more affluent types can continue to eat whatever they please.
Out of curiosity, where (as proposed, if proposed) do tax proceeds go? Weight loss programs? YMCA incentives? Free nutrition counseling? Healthy kids programs? |
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Jan 16 2009, 08:55 PM
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 Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
QUOTE(WarMachine @ Jan 16 2009, 02:12 AM)  FAIL Let's tax your ignorance. 
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Jan 16 2009, 08:58 PM
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 poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
QUOTE(Y-A-K-A @ Jan 15 2009, 08:16 PM) they should tax being black, if you tax being black then the blacks will have lower crime because they won't go outside to do drugs you know, i dont get what your problem is, one of your other posts that i commented on made you sound pretty ignorant and this just proves the fact. Your not impressing anyone. |
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Jan 16 2009, 09:30 PM
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 /人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
QUOTE(Gigi @ Jan 15 2009, 01:00 AM) An incentive like that to buy other foods instead can only work if the price was increased significantly. 15% tax isn't that significant, especially for relatively cheap products like junk food. That's a 1 dollar candy bar versus a 1.15 candy bar. I wouldn't give a crap about that extra 15 cents. And honestly, most of the people who are getting obese off candy, chips and soda don't have the rationality to stop and think to themselves: Hey, if I continue buying these taxed foods, eventually the taxes will add up, so I would be better off spending this money elsewhere. They'd still buy the food anyway. It's really just a quick fix for a problem that is rooted in much more complex issues like poverty, poor education, health problems, etc. But it's also on soda. I'd rather have a Coke than a Faygo. |
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Jan 16 2009, 09:34 PM
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 That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
At first, I thought you meant that they were taxing Obese people. But yeah, it looks like they're already raising prices on candy and stuff.
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Jan 16 2009, 10:57 PM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
QUOTE(Tomates @ Jan 16 2009, 07:58 PM) you know, i dont get what your problem is, one of your other posts that i commented on made you sound pretty ignorant and this just proves the fact. Your not impressing anyone. You guys need to ignore who that mook is. He/she is just trolling. theres no need to give them what they want. |
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Jan 16 2009, 11:02 PM
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 ICE CREAM ♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 405 Joined: Nov 2008 Member No: 699,617 |
Oh man, junk food here in New York is expensive as it is. A can of soda is $1.75, and I don't think it's stopping anyone from getting it. Another 20 cents or so, I'd imagine, might do the trick (I mean, $2 for a soda?) but then again, what people in America will do for food....
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Jan 16 2009, 11:06 PM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
QUOTE(JonHMChan @ Jan 16 2009, 10:02 PM) Oh man, junk food here in New York is expensive as it is. A can of soda is $1.75, and I don't think it's stopping anyone from getting it. Another 20 cents or so, I'd imagine, might do the trick (I mean, $2 for a soda?) but then again, what people in America will do for food.... People have sex for hotpockets. So yeah i believe you. |
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Jan 16 2009, 11:16 PM
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 Cornflakes :D Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,541 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 322,923 |
^Well you could always not by brand soda, and if you buy a 2 liter it should be around that instead of wasting your money on a small 20 oz. Then of course there is store brand stuff that isn't that big of a taste difference. Or at least I did drink orange soda store brand from Hannaford and it didn't taste that bad, just like any regular orange soda.
Haha, I think this is rather funny. I'm not worried about it at all, considering I don't really drink soda or eat chips or other unhealthy snacks. But then again 15% isn't that much on top of cheap junk foods. |
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Jan 17 2009, 01:28 AM
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How about we ban anyone from saying the word 'tax' so then there would be no way for these greedy politicians to raise them. Seriously, we do not need to raise any more freakin taxes.
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Jan 17 2009, 02:03 AM
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we jerkin' Group: Member Posts: 2,408 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 210,730 |
QUOTE(superstitious @ Jan 16 2009, 10:00 AM) It kind of evens the playing field. Now instead of poor, fat people not being able to afford certain types of healthy and organic food, they'll be unable to afford certain healthy, organic and NON healthy foods. While of course, the richer, more affluent types can continue to eat whatever they please. Out of curiosity, where (as proposed, if proposed) do tax proceeds go? Weight loss programs? YMCA incentives? Free nutrition counseling? Healthy kids programs? to pay of DEBT. |
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Jan 17 2009, 02:20 PM
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ICE CREAM ♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 405 Joined: Nov 2008 Member No: 699,617 |
QUOTE(hypnotique @ Jan 16 2009, 11:06 PM) People have sex for hotpockets. So yeah i believe you. Oh. I'd have sex for the sex. Hotpockets would be a nice bonus though. :P |
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Jan 18 2009, 04:04 AM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
QUOTE(9001 @ Jan 16 2009, 06:30 PM) But it's also on soda. I'd rather have a Coke than a Faygo. It was just an example. What am I supposed to do, baby you and provide you with a real-life example for every single junk food sold in the United States? And even if your criticism were relevant, what you said afterward doesn't even make sense. I said that a small price increase wouldn't make me want to buy something cheaper. Faygo and Coke are both junk food items eligible to be taxed, i.e. both would be taxed. Despite a small price increase, I would still buy a Coke over a Faygo. so wtf. Point not taken. Point is moot. |
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Jan 18 2009, 10:08 AM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
QUOTE(ojairus @ Jan 17 2009, 01:03 AM) to pay of DEBT. I was just curious. I don't think this particular taxing is a major upset, I just like to know where tax dollars go (or at least, where people are told it goes). |
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Jan 18 2009, 05:46 PM
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we jerkin' Group: Member Posts: 2,408 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 210,730 |
wth is faygo? where have i been.
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