How do you feel about a tax on soft drinks to help pay for health care?
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 1:27 PM
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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36 Comments:
I think this could be good if it decreased the consumption of soda and juice considering they both contain high amounts of sugar and sugar is a leading factor in obesity.
4:24 PM
Emily,
Why do you HATE SUGAR??
What about the argument that if people want to drink soda all the time and live unhealthy lifestyles the gov't should stay out of their business?
4:37 PM
im with emily. or at least raise the price if not a tax. i like sugar, but it's not necessary.
5:40 PM
I agree. Crosswhite is treating obesity as a disease. By the way, natural sugar in juice = good. Privacy is also an important issue. You're going to start discriminating against fat people!!?? There's more contributing to obesity than just diet. Metabolism, and self efficacy are important in perpetuating the behaviors which lead to chronic weight gain.
And... I despise sales tax.
5:53 PM
I don't drink soda, but I still think the government shouldn't tax it. Out of everything why did the government choose to tax soda and juice?
6:58 PM
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8:14 PM
Please post comments using your name. No anonymous comments.
8:28 PM
ya, i answered my own question, and i found out the plan is benifiting health care for both ppl who have health insurance, and those who dont. so ya, how can a poor family pay for insurance, if they can hardly pay for food. this lady(who represents ppl that dont like the plan) is trying to make it seem like her family will starve without soda, or a few cents extra on soda. which is unbeleivable! this sounds like a great idea for the plan, soda is unessesary so it wont hurt to tax it. why would anyone get worked up over somthing so small like soda tax that will benefit the health of 1'000'000 of people without health insurance. only a nazi! jk. btw im the annonymous blogger from before
8:31 PM
thanks alot for delteing my comment, i was gonna fix it
8:32 PM
the lady is right. just because the taxes are "just pennies" that doesn't mean that they won't add up to a huge amount every time more money is spent on taxes.
10:10 PM
why doesnt everyone pay for their own dumb insurance!!!!!!!
10:19 PM
Katieeeeeeee because insurance costs a lot. A lot a lot. And its much more affordable to tax soda than pay insurance. Many families can't afford insurance, and that's why the problem is here in the first place. But...I guess soda tax is okay. Of all the things that could be taxed, soda is probably the best. But I agree with Daniel: I don't like sales tax, either. I'm proud to live in sales-tax-free Oregon.
11:07 PM
I didn't know anything about this tax earlier, but its beginning to sound like a great idea. A few pennies wont hurt people who buy soda, but the profit made off it will surely help.
5:33 PM
I believe I read this somewhere in a magazine over the summer. It's an attempt to try and control obesity rates. But I believe that this method won't work....even if they put taxes on soda or junkfood... People will still buy it. That's just my opinion. (I watch too many obesity health shows) I'm not sure if I agree with some of the commentors that say sugar is bad and that we deserve to be punished for it if we choose to buy it. I wonder if their opinions will change if the government chose to tax all foods instead of just sugars....what will they say then? Do we still deserve it because its bad? Or do we deserve it because we're hungry?
5:50 PM
I don't think those extra pennies are spent wisely anyways.
5:51 PM
I believe we all get taxed enough... (sorry guys, we teens don't feel it since we all still live with our parents and don't have too many responsitbilities yet). Taxing any food item seems like another excuse to suck money out of our pockets.
I had to say all this. Sorry, Carlisle. I believe you've heard enough from me now. (still waiting for other kids to complain about how I got it all wrong.)
(all teenagers are considered liberals, right?)
5:58 PM
Sales tax completely defeats the purpose of a dollar menu.
6:01 PM
I think that it is not that big of a deal when it is only on soft drinks, it is when they spread it around to everything. Tax is the worst way of taking peoples money. But as long it is soft drinks, it's really not that big of a deal.
6:22 PM
Raya,
You can never comment too much on the blog.
Okay, time for me to play devil's advocate here. You guys are aware that taxes pay for your "free" public schooling right?
6:44 PM
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7:47 PM
The taxes on soft drinks wouldn't. That's the state or county taxes. Wouldn't this be considered a federal tax? Or would the profit be collected on a state-by-state basis?
7:48 PM
The NATIONAL health care policy funded, [assuming that the health care implied is the health care policy that Obamarama is trying to reform....] by the INDIVIDUAL STATE TAXES are not going to have a DETRIMENTAL IMPACT on the amount of money that goes into the plan. And also, the fact that WASHINGTON is undergoing this change, is not that huge to the US economic crisis. I mean, yeah the ad may be right about the people that going through hard times right now, but that doesn't account for the fact that the health care policy being funded for changing the way these people in these hard times take medical help. Most of the people avoid going to the doctor because of the RIDICULOUS copays. And like what Emily said, about the health benefits, on a larger scale, she is right. This could in fact reduce the health concerns even more.
7:59 PM
Oh, and teachers would get payed better! Agree with me yet, Carlisle?
8:00 PM
Yes...I'm aware of that part, where taxes pay for public school. I don't know, maybe I dont' see too many changes around the school... but what does all that money pay for in the public school system. Art room always seems to be struggling for supplies. I'm just wondering about that.
8:06 PM
Maybe since we don't have to work for an education, people don't value it as much as they should?
What's your thought on this Carlisle?
8:09 PM
Mr. Kleen,
I have a strict no profanity rule on the blog. Keep it clean Kleen.
8:36 PM
Can you still send me the message, so I can clean it up, then repost it?
8:39 PM
Education is a completely different angle to work on. First of all, it's not free. There are all those student fees, and teachers have to spend on their own supplies (which is a lot). It's one of the worst professional incomes in America. Which is extremely base when you consider the importance of their employ. And secondly, simply raising taxes will not solve anything. Teachers probably wouldn't "get paid better" as the rest of budget is completely out of whack in the first place. As Rana said, our pennies aren't being spent wisely.
However, do frugality and efficiency automatically translate into monetary success? Or does superfluous and compulsive spending in a capitalist environment stimulate the economy? I really wanna know.
7:22 PM
I still think that your health care is your problem...and i dont drink soda so you would not be getting any money from ME!!!
11:17 AM
If we didn't have this socialized heathcare system this wouldn't even be a problem!
1:38 PM
Wow carlisle this post is on fuego, as you would say.
I asked my mom what she said, and she thought it was a great idea. And the reason I'm not saying more is because I don't know enough about our health care system to have a strong opinion yet.
9:06 PM
I think that it is a good idea that it is taxed as well just so people wont spend so much money on it. Also like Emily said it would help with obesity somewhat.
3:58 PM
Instead of putting a tax on sugary products like soda, why don't they put a tax on alcohol and cigarettes? Unless they already do.
6:17 PM
Now there's a great idea! Although I'm all for a long term abolition of alcoholic and carcinogenic products, I can still see the major opposition in public view (i.e. my dad loves beer). On the topic of health care, it sucks. Citizens who have worked their whole lives for pension benefits will have them stripped away. Rights in the emergency room are some of the most important, but they will be controlled by the government. No one will be able to choose what doctor they want, or their coverage, or to not pull the plug.
6:47 PM
katiemarie35- boom thats where it is. where will taxes end? if they do that, then it should be the puget sound soda party. that was a joke....
7:20 PM
jeff robinson ^
7:21 PM
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