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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:16 PM Original message |
isn't it time for a tax on sodas, bottled water drinks and sports drinks? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. p.s. I put this in the GDP because I'd like Obama to take leadership... |
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BklnDem75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Wasn't the general consensus here that it was too regressive? |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. isn't it time for a tax on corporations and the wealthy? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. sure, that too |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Not all sodas and energy drinks contain HFCS. n/t |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. why do you hate the middle class & poor? You KNOW the wealthy drink |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Why not?????????" |
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Blue Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. How about a DISPOSABLE PLASTIC TAX |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Great idea - but the oil companies won't let it happen. |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Get lost |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. you could still enjoy them |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm opposed to making government dependent on unhealthful practices for revenue |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. There should be a tax on the containers to cover the cost of recovery and recycling. |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. And shouldn't we also add a targeted tax to three things that YOU enjoy? |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I'd pay a tax on coffee |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. Cable and telephone service should not be taxed |
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ChrisBorg (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. How would you pay for schools without property taxes? |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. How did we do it before? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Regressive tax on consumers? Fuck that noise. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Would it just be a normal federal sales tax? |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-15-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. no its time for a tax on financial service transactions especially when money |
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Rincewind (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 01:33 AM Response to Original message |
19. I want a tax |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:06 AM Response to Original message |
20. Why not eliminate the subsidies that make it cheap to produce corn syrup? |
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seabeckind (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
21. Didn't work in WA state |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. Soda is taxed in Ohio |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
23. Enough with talks of tax increases! |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's time for a tax on really really rich people. |
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Fuddnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. They tried that in Ohio, about 15 years ago. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-16-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
27. As a side note, we should use glass bottles rather than the plastic we use for soda/water |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-17-11 05:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. HT, I totally agree with you about it tasting better |
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