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Much like the excuse that local states and governments use when they raise taxes on Cigarettes.
2006-06-12 12:23:19 · 10 answers · asked by 3rd parties for REAL CHANGE 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
chslaw, that is the reasoning for taxes on smokes. At least thats what they said here in Oklahoma.
2006-06-12 12:32:14 · update #1
Why should my insurance money go to pay for someone who lives a lifestyle that may be hazardous. You pay to play. With the rising cost of healtcare in this country, this is just a suggestion to help cover the cost.
2006-06-12 12:38:55 · update #2
Only if the buyer of said unhealthy food is overweight. There should be scales placed at all checkout counter rigged to a device that will automatically calculate the tax into the total. It would be a true "fat tax".
2006-06-13 04:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by scott j 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
This idea is starting to once again get some attention. There is a current debate about this Truth It: https://truthit.com/question/health-and-wellness/should-the-us-institute-an-unhealthy-food-tax-http-in-mobile-reuters-com-article-idinl6n0o533q20140519-irpc-932
There are multiple positions (click on each one to participate).
2014-05-27 15:59:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if eating unhealthy foods is deserving of a penalty, then all unhealthy activities should also be taxed heavily.
Like Christopher Reeve breaking his back from riding horseback. That could be seen as a high-risk (unhealthy) behavior so it should be taxed. Where would it end? Motorcycle riding? Skydiving? Driving? Skiing?
2006-06-12 19:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really? Shouldn't there be higher taxes on alcohol, alcohol kills a lot more people than unhealthy food.
Shouldn't there be a tax on the Internet, predators use it to find their victims.
shouldn't there be a tax on cheap shoes? Their ill fit causes foot and ankle problems.
Shouldn't there be a tax on stupid people, they eat Taco Bell and McDonald's.
Shouldn't there be a tax on bad teachers, they produce graduate that can't read their own paycheck.
shouldn't there be a tax on Howard Stern, he does immoral things over the air waves.
Shouldn't there be a tax
Why don't we tax everything.
Other factors go into a degradation of a persons health. Genetics, environment, stress.
Shouldn't there be a tax on bosses who stress their employees?
Shouldn't there be a tax on that city bus that just puffed out ten pounds of diesel exhaust into the window of my car?
Shouldn't there be a tax on my fathers dead body, because he passed on the trait of me being susceptible to developing heart disease?
Why would anyone want more taxes?
2006-06-12 23:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if a regulating body oversees that the funds actually are appropriated properly. Novel idea. And fast food restaurants should have to cough up extra to give to a kitty to help find cures for conditions such as heart disease.
2006-06-12 19:33:53 · answer #5 · answered by bow_wow_wow_yippieo_yippiea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that sounds pretty good. It would be very political and it might be hard to get people to agree on what is healthy. And also people vary a lot. What may be really bad for one person because of their genetic makeup might be tolerable to the next. And I think it possibly could waste a lot of time and money.... people fighting about what is good and bad hmm but the thought is intriguing.
2006-06-12 19:29:46 · answer #6 · answered by msbluebells 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really trust the government to tax and spend properly? I mean the US Government spends more then $750 billion a year on health care now...are they getting it right? Is more money really going to fix anything?
Should their be such a tax...NO
2006-06-12 21:10:03 · answer #7 · answered by netjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. There should not be taxes on pretty much anything. It is not the job of the government to babysit your food choices OR your health care options.
2006-06-13 09:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that they should put extra taxes on them. If people want them , they are going to buy them regardless. I think that companies should try to make their food more healthy, so that they don't have all of these law suits in the future.
2006-06-12 19:29:49 · answer #9 · answered by chabela0731 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like another tax is actually going to make a difference or actually change people's behavior?
2006-06-12 19:27:31 · answer #10 · answered by Carl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋