Okay I understand we are in a recession. I understand there are people walking the streets uninsured. But why do we need to cover their insurance? Okay since it seems there is no getting around covering the 1.5 trillion dollars over the next 10 years for the 50 million uninsured Americans. These amounts breakdown to $3,000 per uninsured American per year.
The Senate Finance Committee (SFC) has already suggested increasing alcohol taxes which will account for $60 billion of the required funds. As much as I dislike this suggestion, I cannot blame the government for increasing the taxes on alcohol. Whenever the economy is down people drink more. People are losing money with their stocks, some losing jobs, losing houses, etc… What better to companion depression with but with alcohol.
So where is the other $1.44 trillion dollars going to come from? The SFC is looking to start taxing soft drinks that contribute to the obesity in America. I do not think it is fair to only start taxing soft drinks if it is due to obesity. I believe there should be taxes on fast food chains where fried foods are located. As with the suggestion that no taxes will be levied on diet drinks, I would suggest the same for taxes on grilled and non-fried foods found in fast food chains. Do I want the government to start taxing soft drinks? Of course not!
Where should the funds come from then??? Legalize marijuana and tax the hell out of it? How about taxes on pornographic materials? Tax bibles?
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