Not much into the fizzy drink, but no, would not deter me, or most of the people I know.
A lot of worse things out there health wise that is for sure, perhaps they would be better targetting those areas.
___________________________________________________________________ Map out your future, But do it in pencil, The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip. Jon Bon Jovi
heard one 'young suit' saying pensioners pay little or no tax! did he forget the GST!
and all the taxes paid by those pensioners, who IMO have earned a break after years of working.
___________________________________________________________________ Map out your future, But do it in pencil, The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip. Jon Bon Jovi
The obesity in countries that already have a "sugar tax" has not reduced at all. Funny how the cost of obesity per year is more than the cost of smoking per year, yet smokers are treated like the lowest life form, while fat people are considered "normal". They are both slowly killing themselves, so why the difference?
The difference is, smokers already pay a huge amount of tax for their habit, which goes a long way towards their healthcare, but not everyone wants to smoke, so only smokers pay. Fat people pay no tax on their habit, but most people like to have a sweet treat at some point, even if it's just a piece of birthday cake. Why should all those people pay for someone else's inability to control themselves?
As someone who's always been underweight, I don't see why I should pay extra for a few treats because others can't stop stuffing themselves and their kids with carp. Wouldn't it make sense to force the fat people to pay a fat tax until they can prove they have lost weight?
Can you imagine, at the checkout in Supermarkets, you stand on a scale and if you are over xx kg [according to height etc] you get charged a Fat Tax on all your sweet treats.
Only, how could they prove those sweet treats were for you and not some poor skinny kid's you have at home, who are skinny coz you eat all the food in the house so they don't get a look in.
___________________________________________________________________ Map out your future, But do it in pencil, The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip. Jon Bon Jovi
I was thinking more a monthly or quarterly "bill", that arrives in the post like the utility bills. Then you have 14 days to pay and if you don't, "they" come knocking on your door demanding payment. If you still don't pay, they cut your food off. If you want your food reconnected, you get hit with a $50 reconnection fee on top of the outstanding amount, which by that time has accrued interest.
