Re:Over 130,000 cases of diabetes now linked to soda consumption, HFCS

[Guest guest]

Truthfully?

Taxing soda has nothing to do with any attempts to regulate consumption for

health reasons anymore than speed limits are for safety. Think about it. If

speed limits were really for the purpose of protecting citizens, then why not

mandate that all cars cannot go beyond a speed limit by making it impossible to

exceed whatever magic number the government wants?

Because people are people; and, being people, they want to go faster than the

posted speed limits. Cars can go faster than posted speed limits so that those

who do violate them can provide revenue for the local and state governments.

Soda is something that some people will drink no matter what you tell them.

Therefore, the real hope of the government is that the tax will provide a source

of revenue. This is why the moment they tax it, as many people as can do so

should immediately start making their own carbonated beverages or just give them

up completely. 

Regards,

 

Linda Bastida

 

--- On Fri, 3/12/10, jim <huuman60 wrote:

 

jim <huuman60

<< >> Re:Over 130,000 cases of diabetes now

linked to soda consumption, HFCS

 

Friday, March 12, 2010, 4:28 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>That's why taxing sodas is more than merely a way to raise money through <

 

>soda sales; it's also a way to dramatically reduce the cost of treating <

 

>these diseases. It's no surprise that several U.S. states are now

 

starting to <

 

>seriously consider slapping new taxes on sodas and other " junk "

 

beverages.<

 

 

 

While drinking sodas may be extremely destructive behavior, no one has

 

any business stopping others from drinking them. Do-good politicians

 

must stop their social engineering in the interest of raising taxes. If

 

I want to kill myself, it should be my right and if I am interested in

 

taking an herb or a supplement that they don't think is good for me in

 

the interest of wellness, that should also be my right. Please join

 

with me in keeping government our of our faces.