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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: RetiredNow who wrote (542292)1/9/2010 1:14:56 AM
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>> Tax the vice and use the proceeds to subsidize health care for the masses.

So, you would favor taxing McDonalds and KFC into eliminating the french fry and friend chicken?

A $7 burger and $4 order of fries is your idea of helping America become more healthy?

If so, what else would you tax? What about booze? More tax on that? What about metering your car's speed and taxing you for miles you drive faster than, say, 70 mph? Should people who ride motorcycles pay a tax? What about without a helmet?

What do you do about people who eat cranberries only to hear the latest study that says they cause cancer (you probably don't remember that fiasco)? Should we tax people for NOT exercising, for example, 4 days a week?

How far would you take this?
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