fat people should be taxed more for food

Sugar is bad for you.

 

thats entirely simplistic

 

OK, allow me to elaborate. The sugar contained in skittles is bad for you.

 

i can't imagine it would be good for me, but it's only bad for me if i eat too much.

 

Yes.

 

late catching on to that, good one shaggy..

 

AHAHAHAHAHA
that is the best/funniest things I've read in a while

and the tax on junk food isn't a terrible idea either...

 

You've Got To Be Kidding.

 

i just read an article that while people are cutting down on driving to deal with rising gas prices, they're not cutting down on their food consumption to deal with rising food prices.

if they're anything like me, it's not really possible to eat less food and remain alive.

 

By the rationale of 'fat people eat more' wouldnt they naturally pay more taxes simply by buying more food? It's like saying people with emphysema should pay more taxes for cigarretes.

Silly really

 

good one.

 

I don't believe it will stop anyone either, but the government is going to get their tax money from somewhere, and I would rather they take it from things no one really needs...instead of things like pads and tampons, because those are apparently a luxury and women buy them for fun...

I make my own junk food, from ingredients that are not taxed

 

really,
do share.

 

cookies and such, probably.

 

I made oatmeal raisin and triple chocolate cookies just yesterday...the chocolate ones didn't spread and I said they looked like turds, but my 6yo was so excited he didn't care, he said they looked like chocolate islands and he even drew a picture of them...

I also make cakes, pies, candy, potato chips, caramel popcorn, pancake sypup, chocolate and strawberry milk syrups...if I can find a recipe for it I will make my own.

 

have you made parmesan chips? AMAZING garnish, especially if you season them properly.

 

Thats not taxed?

 

No, I haven't...I don't think I've ever seen those before...
I have made corn chips before.

 

perishables are not taxed.

 

I will test that theory today. Are we talking about a specific tax here or tax in general?
I have a real good idea that when i stop at the store and get my perishables the price listed is not the price i'll pay.