Two of the most wretched communist hives of scum and villainy in The Peoples Republik of Kalifornia, San Francisco and Oakland, both passed “sugary drink” taxes last week. Berkeley, their next door haven of communists, passed a similar tax in 2014.
They argued successfully to the masses (with million$ in funding by anti-American Michael Bloomberg) that “sugary drinks” are a “Yuge” health hazard of epic proportions. They argue that “Big Soda” targets “children and teens” and that the products cause diabetes and obesity.
What a load of BOVINE EXCREMENT!
“Feel the Bern” Sanders, leader of the progressive movement is against soda taxes, but not for the same reasons as I am.
Shouldn’t the dietary choices of children be determined by their PARENTS and not by the government?
If it’s such a Yuge problem, why don’t parents kick the little coddled snowflakes in the backside and have them take a couple of laps around the block?
Oh right, in Oakland the kids might get shot by “city condoned” drug related gang activity which obviously is less of a health hazard since they haven’t done anything about that. In San Francisco they could get killed by a felonious illegal immigrant as Frisco is a SANCTUARY CITY where they embrace their felons with open arms.
Back to sodas. Whatever happened to personal responsibility and self control?
Here’s another question for the elite. If sugary drinks are such a Yuge health hazard, why don’t they simply BAN them? Note that the new law is a “small” tax on drinks. A 1 cent per ounce tax won’t stop kids from drinking sodas. It will only unfairly take money away from poor and middle-class families and give it to the government, to waste.
Get the freakin’ money grabbing nanny state out of everyday life! I don’t want or need the elitist Anti-American Patricians to PROTECT ME FROM MYSELF!
I’m going to drink an A&W Root Beer soda with REAL SUGAR for lunch today!
I sure agree with this sentiment, it’s actually embarrassing that the government feels that the poor and middle class are unable to make rational choices for themselves and their own kids. I wonder if the poor are not allowed to buy sodas with their EBT cards?