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ErikJ

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9. Sin taxes on cigs and alcohol go to

Reply to phazed0 (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 04:11 AM

Mar 2016

help pay for Canada's univ health care system. Not sure about individual states in the US. But highly processed and junk foods are equally bad for health so should also be sin-taxed. The only problem I can see with sin taxes is states can become overly dependent on them.

But the US has a very serious diabetes and obesity epidemic largely caused by overconsumption of junk foods. That means my taxes are paying for these problems. So its un-fair to us who eat and live more responsibly to have to pay for those problems.

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Single-Payer Universal Health Care Explained - TYT [View all] phazed0 Mar 2016 OP

As always, Cenk tells the truth. R&K nt longship Mar 2016 #1

I needed to hear that this amount was over a 10 year period at the beginning of the video instead of DhhD Mar 2016 #14

That doesn't even explain how much Doctors, healthcare facilities and hospitals Dragonfli Mar 2016 #2

Yeah, I too was surprised a lot of this wasn't even mentioned. passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #6

Hard to do in keeping with facts. phazed0 Mar 2016 #8

Excellent point, and it's a saving we could go for immediately D Gary Grady Mar 2016 #12

The best choice is to eliminate the role of private insurance to the greatest extent possible. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #22

The Plan Would Be Fully Paid For By: sansatman Mar 2016 #3

I think they should add a "self-responsibility health" tax too. ErikJ Mar 2016 #4

I can appreciate that, but is it not a big overreach? phazed0 Mar 2016 #7

Sin taxes on cigs and alcohol go to ErikJ Mar 2016 #9

Yup.. phazed0 Mar 2016 #10

Early onset Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes is very expensive when it starts in childhood. A school DhhD Mar 2016 #15

We should quit subsidizing sugar before we start taxing people for drinking it. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2016 #11

Yes! We could drug test for nicotine, THC, excess sodium and sugar! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #23

His top tax bracket should start at $5 million not $10m. ErikJ Mar 2016 #5

Beginning with the 1963 tax year 1939 Mar 2016 #13

Reporting the costs over 10 years is always so annoying. rickford66 Mar 2016 #16

I imagine the first 1 to 3 years of implementation would be much higher than the average. A Simple Game Mar 2016 #17

The 10 year span isn't emphasized as much. rickford66 Mar 2016 #18

You're right and it is confusing, but I'm sure the Pentagon does also have a 10 year plan. A Simple Game Mar 2016 #19

My quick GOOGLE search showed a yearly defense budget. rickford66 Mar 2016 #21

Kicked and recommended a bazillion times! Because fuck this status quo shit! Enthusiast Mar 2016 #20