Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
May 13th 2009, 6:30 pm
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Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
Another poor tax. Smokes, liquor, now soda and energy drinks.
We hardly ever drink soda at the house, but I know many people at the lower end of the pay scale who drink more soda than anything else. Are there better choices? Yep. Will they choose them? Nope.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05...y5009316.shtml
May 13th 2009, 6:34 pm
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
Can't belive they havn't floated the lottery as a way to fund the thing...
Speaking of taxes on the poor.
Speaking of taxes on the poor.
May 13th 2009, 6:35 pm
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May 13th 2009, 6:41 pm
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
I hate having the poker machines in bars. I think it's the downfall of America.
May 13th 2009, 6:43 pm
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
Great idea! First prize - heart transplant. Second prize - quad bypass. Third prize - double hip replacement. Scratch & Win for hernia repair, appendectomy, gall bladder removal.
May 13th 2009, 6:43 pm
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Actually, I am all for a soda tax. (Said by someone who consumes waaaayyyyyy too much soda!!.) I am all for taxes on a "user pays" basis.
May 13th 2009, 7:25 pm
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
I drink mostly water. 
May 13th 2009, 7:28 pm
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
In that case smokers should get their first 5 years of health care free.
May 13th 2009, 7:34 pm
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May 13th 2009, 7:36 pm
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May 13th 2009, 7:38 pm
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
This is an idiotic tax, just another way to take more money from people.
May 13th 2009, 10:47 pm
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Hell. put a quarter tax on each can/bottle!!
May 14th 2009, 3:12 am
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May 14th 2009, 8:06 am
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Re: Senate considers tax on soda to pay for trillion $ health plan.
Another poor tax. Smokes, liquor, now soda and energy drinks.
We hardly ever drink soda at the house, but I know many people at the lower end of the pay scale who drink more soda than anything else. Are there better choices? Yep. Will they choose them? Nope.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05...y5009316.shtml
While we're at it, let's add a child tax, to pay for education and stop people breeding.
OK, that last one wasn't serious.