3% Tax on Toilet Paper & Toothpaste to Save the Environment!

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VINNY GOOMBA wrote:

arthurdent wrote:

know1 wrote:

Why does the answer to seemingly more and more problems always seem to be just tax it?

Look at the tax on "unhealthy" foods that's supposed to help stop obesity. If the foods are the problem ban them.

The only thing getting fatter is the government's wallet and it's control over us.

The government is looking for every possible way to squeeze every cent out of each of us and take away our freedoms.

The citizenry cannot be reliably counted upon to do the right thing on their own. Therefore, government must step in and give them a push.

"All men are NOT created equally. And it it the responsibility of the government to make them so."
—Kurt Vonnegut "Harrison Bergeron"

With all due respect, FUCK THAT.

amen!

polaris_x

DriftingByTheStorm wrote:

If your goal is to RADICALLY CHANGE HUMAN BEHAVIOR PATTERNS you need to PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES.
If your goal is to simply PAY LIP SERVICE to this agenda, and SUCK THE PEOPLE BONE DRY in the process,
then you do what the elite ARE doing: set up a control grid, jack taxes through the roof, and put the screws to the economy under the guise of "environmentalism".

I agree for the most part - the sad truth is that there ARE alternatives right now but not enough people benefit from those alternatives so we don't use em ... i suppose it all falls under the guise of the "economy" ...

in any case - my point is that just because the gov't claims to be doing something for the environment - it doesn't make it so ... and that the true desires of environmentalism are meant to benefit all life on this planet ...

VINNY GOOMBA

know1 wrote:

Why does the answer to seemingly more and more problems always seem to be just tax it?

Look at the tax on "unhealthy" foods that's supposed to help stop obesity. If the foods are the problem ban them.

The only thing getting fatter is the government's wallet and it's control over us.

The government is looking for every possible way to squeeze every cent out of each of us and take away our freedoms.

Well for one thing, people generally believe when something is a big undertaking, only a big, powerful, 'unquestionable' authoritative body must take care of it. Translation: the government. Once upon a time, I used to think this way myself-- as it almost seems like the obvious place to look for solutions. I don't anymore.

The other myth is that more tax revenue is a good thing-- as if it will actually provide tax relief elsewhere. It isn't, and it doesn't. It's money out of our pockets to an entity that proves time and time again that it will rarely spend our money with any thrift or efficiency. I always compare the government's use of our money to the same drunken bum you see on the street everyday. You can make all the donations in the world to this body, but if it's going to be wasted on stupid shit, there is no point.

Until all levels of government can prove that they are actually trying to cut the fat out of their operations, they shouldn't be given another cent. Actually, a REAL tax boycot is long overdue. The problem is that everyone is either scared, doesn't care, or doesn't realize their own power.

And as far as banishment of unhealthy foods, I'm not even for that. Let people ban unhealthy foods for themselves. I haven't eaten at a fast food chain in over a year and a half. It was a conscious choice I made to live a healthier lifestyle. There is more info out there than ever to help guide your decisions in what you put into your own body. I would say it's necessary to do some research. Just because the FDA has approved a drug, a vaccine, or a certain type of food, doesn't mean it's good for you or even safe. The info that they provide can be compared to other private research to help with your decision making.

Quite simply put, it always comes down to you in the end. If people would only focus on taking care of themselves and their families, everything would fall into place naturally.

Pepe Silvia

maybe Obama could've denied logging in the Tongass and many other actions instead of cowtailing to the industry like with that BS cap and trade, which didn't do jack shit when Gore did it