tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221154303543630639.post2375025291516470516..comments2022-11-19T05:07:34.976-05:00Comments on Bobbie's Babbles: #67 Should There Be an Extra Tax on Soft Drinks?Bobbie's Babbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16763095907093869345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221154303543630639.post-77181806578386938382009-10-15T19:47:36.575-04:002009-10-15T19:47:36.575-04:00You are so on the money with this. I actually thi...You are so on the money with this. I actually think that taxing more just makes addicts broke. Rewarding for good behavior is more progressive!Jeve (aka John and Steve)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549658852303570290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221154303543630639.post-38523411902385332562009-10-13T00:39:00.097-04:002009-10-13T00:39:00.097-04:00I agree with deniser, we subsidize so much of this...I agree with deniser, we subsidize so much of this cheap unhealthy food. I don't have a problem with taxing soft drinks, as I never drink them, think they're a waste of plastic and chemicals and have no nutritional value at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221154303543630639.post-20761232995362332882009-10-11T12:43:37.844-04:002009-10-11T12:43:37.844-04:00Diet Coke is one of my favorite drinks. I drink i...Diet Coke is one of my favorite drinks. I drink it almost all day at work. I'm not sure how high of a tax there would have to be for me to not drink as much of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-221154303543630639.post-14479948394366048782009-10-11T11:57:28.275-04:002009-10-11T11:57:28.275-04:00Bobbie, love the dialogue... need to put my two ce...Bobbie, love the dialogue... need to put my two cents in:<br />Personal responsibility aside, our unhealthy diet was encouraged by government subsidized,cheap corn based foods flooding the market place.<br />Here are quotes from a recent article by Anthony B. Bradley<br />“An American diet heavily dependent on corn and corn-derivatives is linked to obesity, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, Type II-Diabetes, constipation, joint pain, and other ailments. The tragic irony is that government subsidizes the low-cost production of the corn-based, unhealthy foods that make many people sick... According to the Environmental Workers Group, corn subsidies in the United States totaled $56.2 billion from 1995-2006. This government intervention has encouraged the widespread use of corn syrup as a sweetener in many manufactured foods. Yet many of the unhealthiest foods are those with the highest levels of high-fructose corn syrup. In effect, government subsidies have made unhealthy foods extremely cheap to produce. Corn syrup is now found in an unbelievable number of products ranging from salad dressing to hot dogs...<br />We cannot be good stewards of our bodies or nature if we do not have accurate information. Prices help to convey that information. For example, what would happen if the market determined actual corn prices? Not subsidizing corn would cause a needed price correction. Perhaps our hamburger value-meals would adjust in price creating disincentives to eat fast-food. Without corn and other agricultural subsidies, maybe the price of meat would adjust to a point encouraging different choices benefiting us all in the long-run. Maybe, for example, eating a 72-once steak at the Big Texan restaurant in Amarillo, Texas would be too expensive to consider... While individuals are ultimately responsible to exercise good stewardship in choosing what and how much to eat, incentives can be distorted by government meddling in the market.”<br />http://catholicexchange.com/2009/09/04/121591/denise shardlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423973748934568172noreply@blogger.com