The latest stupid idea I heard was to tax the CO2 that is released when you open a soda.
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 6:41 PM, mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Believe it or not, some people are delighted with New York Governor > David Paterson's outrageous 18% tax on nondiet soda — like Nicholas > Kristof of the New York Slimes, who doesn't shy away from comparing > the current jihad against food with the greedy plundering of the > tobacco industry: > > These days, sugary drinks are to American health roughly what > tobacco was a generation ago. A tax would shift some consumers, > especially kids, to diet drinks or water. > > But it isn't just soda that makes people fat. Where does the punitive > taxation stop? With moonbats like Kristof, it never stops: > > One of industry's objections is that soft drinks aren't the only > problem. That's true, and I'd love to see a "Twinkie tax" as well. > > The list of foods subject to denunciation by liberal elite nanny Nazis > includes not only Coca-Cola and Twinkies, but every other comestible > they can think of except arugula, unsalted celery stalks, and the > olives that come in their Grey Goose martinis. > > The endlessly rising taxes are bad enough. There's no need to add > insult to injury with the insufferable condescension of totalitarian > twits like Kristof, who think we can't even feed ourselves without > government intervention. > > http://www.moonbattery.com/ > > > -- *~@):~{> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
