"Fat" Government
The folks that want to control how you live, what you drive and what you eat are at it again. This time in Britian where they are pushing a "fat tax". (H/T: the Logical Husband)
"Researchers at Oxford University say that charging Value Added Tax (VAT) at 17.5 percent on foods deemed to be unhealthy would cut consumer demand and reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes."
Now I have struggled with my weight all of my life. It is not something to brag about - I am stating this as a fact. Part of it is lifestyle choices, I will admit, and I am trying to make better choices - less fat, controlling my intake of "bad" carbs, walking the stairs instead of taking the elevator, but another part of of the problem IS genetics. That is something that Nanny State government can not control! Both of my parents have weight problems, my grandparents have weight problems on and on and on.
"Sin" taxes (taxes on cigarettes and liquor for example) have been around for as long as the sins have. The rationale has always been "If we add a supplimentary tax to it, people will stop using it" How wrong can you be! "Sin" taxes have done nothing more than line the pockets of money hungry politicians who want nothing more than to control how you live. Is that a life you want to lead? Or would you rather put the fat, bloated government on a "diet"?
"Researchers at Oxford University say that charging Value Added Tax (VAT) at 17.5 percent on foods deemed to be unhealthy would cut consumer demand and reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes."
Now I have struggled with my weight all of my life. It is not something to brag about - I am stating this as a fact. Part of it is lifestyle choices, I will admit, and I am trying to make better choices - less fat, controlling my intake of "bad" carbs, walking the stairs instead of taking the elevator, but another part of of the problem IS genetics. That is something that Nanny State government can not control! Both of my parents have weight problems, my grandparents have weight problems on and on and on.
"Sin" taxes (taxes on cigarettes and liquor for example) have been around for as long as the sins have. The rationale has always been "If we add a supplimentary tax to it, people will stop using it" How wrong can you be! "Sin" taxes have done nothing more than line the pockets of money hungry politicians who want nothing more than to control how you live. Is that a life you want to lead? Or would you rather put the fat, bloated government on a "diet"?
Labels: Food Nazis, Nanny Government
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