If soda is so terrible that it needs to be taxed to reduce consumption why not tax coffee and lates with sweetener? How about sweet tea? Why stop there? Liberals looking to protect me from myself should go after cake, pies, Twinkies, and candy bars. Philadelphia should tax Hershey bars. That will go over well with the folks in Hershey, PA.
The same goes with Tobacco. If it is so dangerous, why not ban it altogether?
The Nanny State is not looking out for you, it is looking for more ways to take away your money.
Hold on while I adjust my tinfoil hat. The Government wants to manage your health care so they can manage YOU. Sorry, Joe, you are overweight and diabetic. Here is a list of approved foods. We recommend Soilent Green.
Of course there will be death panels. If I am paying for your doctor bills I don't want you munching on Snickers bars and swilling Dr Pepper if you are already so fat you need the motorized cart to get around WalMart.
Socialist Utopias cannot even manage to get toilet paper to the non-elites, do you want to trust those same autocrats with your heart meds?
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I ride an electric cart, but not because I am fat. I have back injuries you cannot see, plus torn meniscus in both knees. I am fat because I can barely walk!
Point taken.
It was a generalization and I could have used a myriad of different examples. I hope you are not offended.
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