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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 01:47 PM
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42. Unbrilliant
Sin taxes are the antithesis of a progressive tax system. They affect those least able to afford the taxes in the greatest possible way.

And, no i don't want them on cigarrettes or liquor either. But, that dog has left the yard.
GAC
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  -How about a fast-food tax? MinneapolisMatt  Jul-15-11 12:27 PM   #0 
  - then I want a cut in my taxes for eating healthy.  baycityMI   Jul-15-11 12:28 PM   #1 
  - Then I want a cut in my taxes for not smoking  thelordofhell   Jul-16-11 10:18 AM   #105 
  - I thought the sugary and soft drink tax was a great idea.  Kceres   Jul-15-11 12:31 PM   #2 
  - Yes, the advertising AGAINST such a tax was everywhere! Ridiculous!  October   Jul-15-11 01:25 PM   #29 
  - I think that taxing food in any form is immoral-  winston65   Jul-16-11 10:14 AM   #104 
  - Why don't we tax soft drinks, too?  Arkansas Granny   Jul-15-11 12:32 PM   #3 
  - When that is tried in an area the sugar interests bombard the airways with pro sugar ads  ThomWV   Jul-15-11 02:26 PM   #48 
  - that tax would like hurt those suffering the most already  noiretextatique   Jul-15-11 12:32 PM   #4 
  - There's already an 8.25% tax here in TX.  hobbit709   Jul-15-11 12:34 PM   #5 
  - How about 'No', 'Invite me over to see what YOUR lifestyle needs taxed' (n/t)  Shandris   Jul-15-11 12:38 PM   #6 
  - Make it 25% - the shit would still be cheap and just as disgusting.  HopeHoops   Jul-15-11 12:48 PM   #7 
  - What a disgusting intolerant post  Ter   Jul-15-11 12:57 PM   #11 
  - Why thank you!  HopeHoops   Jul-15-11 12:59 PM   #15 
  - Intolerant...  Rebubula   Jul-15-11 01:01 PM   #17 
  - Yeah, I was wondering that too. Fast food is shit processed into packaged shit.  HopeHoops   Jul-15-11 01:16 PM   #25 
  - Designed to make liberals look stupid, I'm thinking.  Mimosa   Jul-15-11 03:23 PM   #56 
  - Thank you for pointing out that the poor are...  Wait Wut   Jul-15-11 01:11 PM   #23 
  - Frankly, the SUV crowd with the GPS and in-visor DVD players are the intended target.  HopeHoops   Jul-15-11 01:17 PM   # 
  - it's comments like that that lead people to reject the democratic party for the republicans.  indurancevile   Jul-15-11 01:45 PM   #39 
  - hmmm  Bill McBlueState   Jul-15-11 09:55 PM   #74 
     - not one comment; a general perception of "elitism".  indurancevile   Jul-16-11 12:07 AM   #77 
  - As a fast food eating, decent at math liberal, you can KMA  Philippine expat   Jul-15-11 07:18 PM   #66 
  - Asshole post.  Bluebear   Jul-16-11 01:18 AM   #94 
  - Consumption taxes are inherently regressive taxes  Cirque du So-What   Jul-15-11 12:53 PM   #8 
  - The poor are obviously not bright enough to make decisions on their own  Freddie Stubbs   Jul-15-11 01:44 PM   #38 
  - good question.  indurancevile   Jul-15-11 01:46 PM   #40 
  - How about the tax is used to subsidize fresh food at the same location.  postulater   Jul-15-11 12:55 PM   #9 
  - Too many Democrats are obsessed with taxes  Ter   Jul-15-11 12:57 PM   #10 
  - Especially specifically punitive ones like the OP wants. (nt)  Posteritatis   Jul-16-11 09:32 AM   #101 
  - Let's have a obesity tax, where people are taxed for every pound they have over...  yawnmaster   Jul-15-11 12:58 PM   #12 
  - For many years I exercised regularly and perhaps excessively ...  spin   Jul-15-11 01:39 PM   #36 
  - That would affect the poor mostly. How 'bout a luxury tax instead.  Lil Missy   Jul-15-11 12:58 PM   #13 
  - Unfortunately it would be  hifiguy   Jul-15-11 12:58 PM   #14 
  - How about...  Rebubula   Jul-15-11 01:00 PM   #16 
  - Why go after the poor? Don't they sacrifice enough?  ZombieHorde   Jul-15-11 01:04 PM   #18 
  - Sure, As Long As We Can Raise A Tax on What You Find Enjoyable Too  NeedleCast   Jul-15-11 01:06 PM   #19 
  - How do you tax sanctimony?  Throd   Jul-15-11 03:41 PM   #57 
     - Massive farmers' market, microbrew, and organic fees  JVS   Jul-15-11 04:37 PM   #62 
  - Oh my.  Dappleganger   Jul-15-11 01:08 PM   #20 
  - Food should not be taxed. Any version of it.  former9thward   Jul-15-11 01:09 PM   #21 
  - How about a special luxury tax on all items over 200k?  Rex   Jul-15-11 01:09 PM   #22 
  - Maybe make an exception for housing  NeedleCast   Jul-15-11 01:14 PM   #24 
     - Anything essential like a house, food, transportation  Rex   Jul-15-11 01:29 PM   #31 
  - Anything but taxing the wealthy.  Starry Messenger   Jul-15-11 01:17 PM   #26 
  - low income people would be affected the most  rollin74   Jul-15-11 01:17 PM   #27 
  - No.  ElboRuum   Jul-15-11 01:23 PM   #28 
  - What's DU's fascination with regressive taxation as a form of social engineering?  rucky   Jul-15-11 01:26 PM   #30 
  - Authoritarians come in both cherry and blueberry flavors!  ElboRuum   Jul-15-11 01:41 PM   #37 
  - +1  ProfessorGAC   Jul-15-11 01:47 PM   #43 
  - feeling Better Than You and Being Right are addictive things, I guess  Posteritatis   Jul-16-11 09:29 AM   #99 
  - While I would not be affected by such a tax, I do think that it is a bad idea to  CTyankee   Jul-15-11 01:30 PM   #32 
  - You Are Adorable!  Gold Metal Flake   Jul-15-11 01:35 PM   #33 
  - I am going to disagree with you.. and i will tell you why.  Peacetrain   Jul-15-11 01:37 PM   #34 
  - I'm opposed to making government dependent on unhealthful practices for revenue  slackmaster   Jul-15-11 01:39 PM   #35 
  - Why a regressive tax?  Riftaxe   Jul-15-11 01:46 PM   #41 
  - Unbrilliant  ProfessorGAC   Jul-15-11 01:47 PM   #42 
  - Gas tax too - exhaust and harm to health (asthma/etc) and the environment  The Straight Story   Jul-15-11 01:48 PM   #44 
  - Yeah, because we don't pay any taxes on gas now, right?  lynne   Jul-15-11 03:44 PM   #60 
  - How about a tax for watching TV that is bad for you...and a tax on Movies that...  yawnmaster   Jul-15-11 02:00 PM   #45 
  - In theory...  Proles   Jul-15-11 02:17 PM   #46 
  - And They Wouldn't Just Pass On Those Costs?  ProfessorGAC   Jul-15-11 02:26 PM   #49 
  - how about a tax on each share traded daily in the market? 5 cents per share per transaction  NightWatcher   Jul-15-11 02:22 PM   #47 
  - Might be more trouble than its worth  Taverner   Jul-15-11 02:28 PM   #50 
  - NO. How about a fair tax for those who can most afford it.  madinmaryland   Jul-15-11 02:28 PM   #51 
  - leave my cheeseburgers alone  proud patriot   Jul-15-11 02:30 PM   #52 
  - TAX THE POOR!!!  JoePhilly   Jul-15-11 02:31 PM   #53 
  - How many people up in arms over a tax on fast  ohheckyeah   Jul-15-11 02:39 PM   #54 
  - I have problems with cigarette taxes for a number of reasons...  yawnmaster   Jul-15-11 03:20 PM   #55 
  - Double for happy meals bought for circumcised boys!  jberryhill   Jul-15-11 03:41 PM   #58 
  - Why do you hate the poor, the unemployed, the elderly, the underemployed and teenagers -  lynne   Jul-15-11 03:42 PM   #59 
  - Bad Health Habits Save BILLIONS In Social Security Payouts  jberryhill   Jul-15-11 04:25 PM   #61 
  - Why TAX when you can just cut the TAX BREAKS!  cottonseed   Jul-15-11 04:39 PM   #63 
  - How about we treat nanny staters like other authoritarians?  TheKentuckian   Jul-15-11 05:47 PM   #64 
  - Obviously, people are completely missing the point of my post.  MinneapolisMatt   Jul-15-11 07:09 PM   #65 
  - Maybe you don't give a shit... and no I don't believe we've missed the point.  ElboRuum   Jul-15-11 09:33 PM   #68 
  - For some people there's quite a bit wrong with paying 50 cents extra sometimes  Posteritatis   Jul-16-11 09:31 AM   #100 
  - Yes, and tax soda,bottled water, energy drinks, and corn syrup  jimmyflint   Jul-15-11 07:23 PM   #67 
  - How about a fast food ban?  Shagbark Hickory   Jul-15-11 09:36 PM   #69 
  - Don't ban it because an occasional fast food meal is not harmful.  totodeinhere   Jul-16-11 12:31 AM   # 
  - How about severing the incentives and subsidies for this crap?  sheldon   Jul-15-11 09:39 PM   #70 
  - A nanny state regressive tax. It's bs.  OmmmSweetOmmm   Jul-15-11 09:40 PM   #71 
  - Jeeze, I don't feed my kids 21, 18 and 16 fast food very  tnlefty   Jul-15-11 09:50 PM   #72 
  - How about we stop disproportionately taxing poor people and tax golf courses instead?  Lyric   Jul-15-11 09:54 PM   #73 
  - Why is a fast-food tax considered a tax on the poor?  Bill McBlueState   Jul-15-11 09:57 PM   #75 
  - What used to work for you then, might not work for others now.  Throd   Jul-15-11 10:39 PM   #76 
  - because wealthy people can get junk food at "finer" places  JI7   Jul-16-11 12:42 AM   #85 
  - Broadbrush? I had a BK Veggie Burger today.  flvegan   Jul-16-11 12:11 AM   #78 
  - No, no , absolutely not.  JHB   Jul-16-11 12:16 AM   #79 
  - Tax for food should be verboten even for the baggets.  RegieRocker   Jul-16-11 12:18 AM   #80 
  - That would be unfair to people who only have an occasional fast food meal and do  totodeinhere   Jul-16-11 12:28 AM   #81 
  - Fast food? TAX! - Good food? NO TAX! - Who decides? MinneapolisMatt!  Blue-Jay   Jul-16-11 12:31 AM   #82 
  - taxing smokes is regressive as well  U4ikLefty   Jul-16-11 12:35 AM   #83 
  - Why not just raise taxes on the poor ?  JI7   Jul-16-11 12:40 AM   #84 
  - Here we go  DainBramaged   Jul-16-11 12:57 AM   #86 
  - I see that you failed to mention Octomom AND Charlie Sheen.  flvegan   Jul-16-11 01:04 AM   #87 
  - No I didn't  DainBramaged   Jul-16-11 01:09 AM   #89 
     - You know  flvegan   Jul-16-11 01:15 AM   #90 
        - Coupe coupe coupe coupe  DainBramaged   Jul-16-11 01:19 AM   #95 
           - No, I must have the wagon.  flvegan   Jul-16-11 01:29 AM   #96 
              - Great back in the day drag story about Lingenfelter  DainBramaged   Jul-16-11 08:09 AM   #97 
  - Sounds like the lyrics to "It's the End of the World as We Know It V2."  Lucian   Jul-16-11 01:17 AM   #92 
  - Why not subsidize healthy foods instead?  NiteOwll   Jul-16-11 01:04 AM   #88 
  - How about we tax somebody other than the poor for once?  Lucian   Jul-16-11 01:16 AM   #91 
  - Yes, let's tax the poor even MORE to fund the war machine. GREAT idea!  Bluebear   Jul-16-11 01:17 AM   #93 
  - I'm not disputing that junk food is not healthy-  winston65   Jul-16-11 09:10 AM   #98 
  - Why not just levy a tax on people proportionate to their fat percentage  WatsonT   Jul-16-11 10:05 AM   #102 
  - And frankly if you wanted people to be healthier and save money for the federal government  WatsonT   Jul-16-11 10:07 AM   #103 
  - No.  NYC_SKP   Jul-16-11 10:41 AM   #106 
 

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