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Senate Sugar in food

Discussion in 'Community' started by Darth Punk , Mar 16, 2016.

  1. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    I think the difference is (correct me if i'm wrong), that soda tax targets the producer, which forces a clear hike in the display price, as opposed to an opaque one tacked on at the checkout, which deters customers.
     
  2. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    Well, either way the only taxes that target soda in the United States are in NYC and Berkeley.
     
  3. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    I guess the corn farmers hold too much sway in the states
     
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  4. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    "FREEDOM OF CHOICE" (to be ****ed over by giant profit-making corporations) is a particularly effective argument here.
     
  5. duende

    duende Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    well we need it also to make this stuff that gets mixed into our gasoline because...just because.
     
  6. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    so big cars are making muricans fatter, which in turn means they need even bigger cars

    that's quite the vicious circle
     
  7. duende

    duende Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    corns are the bedrock of the american economy. the future is corns.
     
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  8. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    then america is truly fruct(ose)
     
  9. Mortimer Snerd

    Mortimer Snerd Force Ghost star 4

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    I think we should tax dogs. My dogs are currently laying on a rug doing NOTHING and waiting until I feed them. They'll probably want to go outside and **** on the grass too. Who do you think is gonna have to clean that up? Me, that's who.

    Ok in all fairness my fiancee will clean it up, I won't go near it. Still...****ing dogs man.
     
  10. duende

    duende Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    i think the gubmint should give tax rebates based on how much poop you generate in a year.
     
  11. Mortimer Snerd

    Mortimer Snerd Force Ghost star 4

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    This is my road to a solid gold toilet if it ever comes to pass.
     
  12. duende

    duende Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    so fortunate to be able to spend it on such luxuries! i would have to use it to pay off debt. :(
     
  13. Diggy

    Diggy Chosen One star 8

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    I had to eat my dogs after spending all my money on my sugar addiction. To be fair, they were ****ing delicious.
     
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  14. darth_gersh

    darth_gersh Force Ghost star 7

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    I only eat foods in sugar.

    Candied apples, chocolate covered nuts ect...
     
  15. Sarchet

    Sarchet Jedi Master star 2

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    Many states with sales tax have an exemption for groceries which may be where the misconception stems from, since soda would still be taxed.
     
  16. SateleNovelist11

    SateleNovelist11 Force Ghost star 6

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    I can't stand cigarette and cigar smoke. Well, I can't stand the smell of many things, due to my estrogen....
     
  17. Diggy

    Diggy Chosen One star 8

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    im going to quote you randomly so I can say hello to punk.

    Hi punk!
     
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  18. slightly_unhinged

    slightly_unhinged Jedi Master star 4

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    I would vote for you and everything you stand for.
     
  19. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Hello ladies.

    SateleNovelist11 did you post this in the right thread?
     
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  20. Sauntaero

    Sauntaero Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    And the Navajo Nation!
     
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  21. duende

    duende Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    you sure about that? careful... :D
     
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  22. SateleNovelist11

    SateleNovelist11 Force Ghost star 6

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    Oh, Darth Punk, I was just responding to something that someone said. I moved on to other things. But on the subject of sugar, I was conversing with an Italian student who traveled to attend Texas Wesleyan, and he said that there is too much sugar in American food. It's a pity that there is too much unhealthy stuff in fast foods in particular. Wouldn't it be nice if places should fruit, such as strawberries and grapes, instead of all this junk? My former professor called it the McDonaldization of society. I, for one, thing there is not only too much sugar in food, but also too much salt sometimes. But, then, I have synesthesia, and that affects my perceptions of taste more than most people. I primarily eat grilled chicken, fruit, veggies, milk, and lemonade.
     
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  23. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    This is a really informative, three part series, from the BBC, called the men who made us fat. One of the episodes is about super sizing, one is about hidden sugars in food. They're all very good.
     
  24. Darth Punk

    Darth Punk JCC Manager star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    Episode 2
     
  25. anakinfansince1983

    anakinfansince1983 Skywalker Saga/LFL/YJCC Manager star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    This is a Senate thread and I just came in here for the poop tax.

    (I want that on a T-shirt.)

    ANYWAY...

    High fructose corn syrup is also used as a preservative, which is part of the problem. I have seen it in hummus before. Who the hell sweetens hummus?