The government is being hounded, mainly within their own parties, to put a tax on sugary
foods, such as soft drinks, biscuits, lollies etc to stop obesity and illnesses as diabetes. The problem is, that sugar
is in most foods. It’s naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables, in low fat
products sugar has been added to compensate for the lack of fat, so unless they want to remove all
food from the shelf I suggest they pull back their stupidity.
foods, such as soft drinks, biscuits, lollies etc to stop obesity and illnesses as diabetes. The problem is, that sugar
is in most foods. It’s naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables, in low fat
products sugar has been added to compensate for the lack of fat, so unless they want to remove all
food from the shelf I suggest they pull back their stupidity.
People eat. We will eat what we like when we like and being
obese is a choice. You don’t gorge on food 24/7 for the fun of it. You choose
to put food in your mouth. Even cutting out simple things like orange juice or
tomato sauce can help you de-bloat. Changing your full sugar drinks to diet
drinks can help. But the thought of a second tax on top of our GST (goods and
services tax) is bullshit and people are over it.
obese is a choice. You don’t gorge on food 24/7 for the fun of it. You choose
to put food in your mouth. Even cutting out simple things like orange juice or
tomato sauce can help you de-bloat. Changing your full sugar drinks to diet
drinks can help. But the thought of a second tax on top of our GST (goods and
services tax) is bullshit and people are over it.
We’re being turned into a dictatorial country where we
need to be told when to get up, when to shower, when to shit, when to go to
bed. We are not China or Korea, we have free will and if that free will makes
us gorge and get fat then let those people do it.
need to be told when to get up, when to shower, when to shit, when to go to
bed. We are not China or Korea, we have free will and if that free will makes
us gorge and get fat then let those people do it.
Of course there’s obesity and other medical issues to think
about. I think if people want to be obese you pay for whatever health issue you
have if you end up in hospital with a related medical crisis. Same with
smoking. If you choose to smoke, regardless of it being legal, then you deal
with the consequences of smoking, such as cancers, emphysema and any other issues
you get. The same with drinking alcohol. If you drink and drive you’re a bloody
idiot as the saying goes here in Aus, you kill someone you go to jail. You
disable yourself you suck it up and deal with it.
about. I think if people want to be obese you pay for whatever health issue you
have if you end up in hospital with a related medical crisis. Same with
smoking. If you choose to smoke, regardless of it being legal, then you deal
with the consequences of smoking, such as cancers, emphysema and any other issues
you get. The same with drinking alcohol. If you drink and drive you’re a bloody
idiot as the saying goes here in Aus, you kill someone you go to jail. You
disable yourself you suck it up and deal with it.
No one should be told what they can and can’t eat, besides
alcohol. Unlike drinking to excess it won’t kill you unless you’re obese and
even then you have a good chance of not keeling over just because you are fat.
alcohol. Unlike drinking to excess it won’t kill you unless you’re obese and
even then you have a good chance of not keeling over just because you are fat.
But whacking another tax on everything is not an option. It won’t
make people stop. They want to ban smoking and drinking everywhere but won’t
make those substances illegal because of the billions it brings in. Putting a
tax on soft drink won’t stop people drinking it. It won’t make people suddenly lose
weight, it won’t stop them from not eating or drinking something else.
make people stop. They want to ban smoking and drinking everywhere but won’t
make those substances illegal because of the billions it brings in. Putting a
tax on soft drink won’t stop people drinking it. It won’t make people suddenly lose
weight, it won’t stop them from not eating or drinking something else.
Personally, I don’t know why they just don’t order the soft
drink companies to make all of their products diet. That way the sugar is cut
out and we shouldn’t get too fat from drinking it.
drink companies to make all of their products diet. That way the sugar is cut
out and we shouldn’t get too fat from drinking it.
To me, besides making it illegal, making it all diet is the
only way to go.
only way to go.
Do you guys have stupid taxes in your country, and what do you think of a secondary tax on food?
