Obesity Tax Options

[ReggieM]

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.

[hypnotique]

I dont know why people give a shit about ones size.

This country is so f*cking dumb its not even funny.We have more important issues in the world then smokers and porkers.

Let them make their beds and lay in it, the f*cking government has no reason to get involved.

[Comptine]

I dont know why people give a shit about ones size.

This country is so f*cking dumb its not even funny.We have more important issues in the world then smokers and porkers.

Let them make their beds and lay in it, the f*cking government has no reason to get involved.

That's not true. No one lives in an isolated bubble. Smokers subject other people to second hand smoke. In any case, smokers and obese people might be more likely to get ill. So if they work in a company with someone else who isn't smoker/obese, they might affect how the employer might provide health insurance.

I don't think it's right to control how other people live, especially through this kind of tax. NYC public schools don't have very good food. Sometimes, in some schools it's inedible. I know tons of students buy junk food to replace lunch. Maybe they should make an effort to introduce health class earlier and revamp our school meals.