The Deep Insight

We all know that President Obama wants to enact his universal health-care plan to cover all Americans. Until now Obama and the Democrats have been eerily quiet on how they are going to fund this massive growth in government spending. Have no fear, our not so bright leaders in Washington have come up with an ingenious way to pay for the cost of Obama’s healthcare plan…

 Are your ready to hear what it is? TAX SODA!!!!  I thought I’ve seen everything but I guess not! Who smart idea was this?  According to Stephen Ohlemacher and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of  the Associated “The soda pop tax would apply to drinks sweetened with sugar, high-fructose corn syrup or other high-calorie sweeteners. That includes iced tea and non-carbonated drinks like punch. But diet drinks would escape the tax man. “  This proposed tax would also apply to beer, wine, and hard liquor.  This is ridiculous if you ask me!!

 The government of all things should know that high-fructose corn syrup is in pretty much everything we eat right now.  The government was the one that pushed high-fructose corn syrup on the American people and now they want to penalize us for eating it? 

Using tax policy to dictate what people do is the epitome of government control.  Government shouldn’t’ be in the business of telling people what to eat and drink. If this idea becomes law, the only beverage that wouldn’t be taxed is water!  Why should we be penalized for buying something as harmless as a soda?  I’m so sick and tired of all of these big government ideas!!

 There are others ways to achieve a healthier America than taxing soda and beer. How about promoting healthier eating habits, drinking soda and beer in moderation, bringing back physical education classes in public schools, etc.. This would be a hell of alot cheaper and there would be no need to tax popular products like soda and beer.

 In fact if we had these ideas in place we wouldn’t need to a “universal” plan. People would be healthy, fit and would not have to visit the doctor nearly as much as we do now. The reason why America is unhealthy right now is because of lifestyle and not a lack of access to health-care! There are plenty of doctor’s offices on every corner. Even places like Walgreen’s and CVS have medical staff on hand to provide medical care and it is relatively cheap.

  This proposed tax is only going to hurt industries that produce soft drinks, beer/wine and spirits.  This will affect profit margins and ultimately jobs that people depend on for income. I thought the government was trying to get out of a recession not make it a deeper and longer one.  People need to be taught personal responsibility not the idea that government will take care of all your problems!  People need to wake up to the fact that government is dictating the way of life for business to the individuals, and to me this is a very disturbing trend.  The government should stay out of people lives!!