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    Default Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity-report

    well at least they wouldn't only be taxing the shit out of smokers...enjoy..

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    * Soaring obesity rates make changes imperative

    * Taxes could reduce soft drink consumption

    * Changing public transport routes could encourage grocers

    By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

    WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.

    The report from the independent Institute of Medicine and National Research Council also suggests that governments limit television and video games in after-school programs, require restaurants to list calorie counts on their menus and open school playgrounds and athletic fields to communities.

    "Childhood obesity poses a serious threat to health in the United States," it reads. The problem cannot be solved by the federal government and communities need to act, it adds.

    "This is not a report that says 'this is what every community should do.' This is a menu of options," Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, who chaired the panel that wrote the report, said in a telephone interview.

    Obesity rates are soaring among U.S. children, and along with them rates of early heart disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.

    "The prevalence of childhood obesity has tripled in just three decades," the report reads. Nearly 18 percent of U.S. adolescents are obese.

    While the food and restaurant industry cites personal choice and a lack of exercise, many reports have shown that unhealthy food is cheaper, more readily available and more heavily marketed than more healthful foods.

    Last week, the American Heart Association took on the $115 billion soft drink industry, saying the drinks are the No. 1 source of added sugars in the American diet.

    The American Beverage Association, representing companies including PepsiCo (PEP.N), Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS.N), says sugar-sweetened drinks do not pose a particular health risk.

    USING TAXES

    Taxes work, said the experts on the panel, commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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    ZOMG TAXEX R BADDD

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    Quote Originally Posted by ib1yysguy View Post
    ZOMG TAXEX R BADDD
    you always bitch about others and debating..We already pay enough in taxes..do you think we should work just to pay fucking taxes to the STATE..you're a joke
    Last edited by meme; 09-01-2009 at 01:57 PM.

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    I think they should put extra taxes on rolls of film. photographers waste so much of it.

    and batteries incase they use digitals.
    A sad commentary on we, as a people, and our viewpoint of our freedom can be summed up like this. We have liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, yet those very people look at Constitutionalists as radical and extreme.................so those liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans must believe that the constitution is radical and extreme.

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    Most states do not use this money to fund obesity fighting efforts but they could, she said.

    The report also recommends building sidewalks, ensuring schools have water fountains available so students do not have to use vending machines and changing public transport routes so people can reach grocery stores.

    It cites communities that have encouraged grocery stores to build in neighborhoods designated as "food deserts," or that have helped corner stores add fresh fruits and vegetables to shelves now loaded with soft drinks and snacks.

    Some communities could divert money designated for crime, if that would be politically easier, it suggests. "For example, after-school recreation programs implemented to increase physical activity with obesity prevention in mind can help meet crime prevention goals by reducing opportunities for youth to be victims or perpetrators of crime," the report reads. (Editing by Todd Eastham)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ib1yysguy View Post
    ZOMG TAXEX R BADDD
    Everything is bad and scary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by meme View Post
    well at least they wouldn't only be taxing the shit out of smokers...enjoy..

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    Tue Sep 1, 2009 12:00am EDT Email * Print * Share* Reprints * Single Page[-] Text [+]
    * Soaring obesity rates make changes imperative

    * Taxes could reduce soft drink consumption

    * Changing public transport routes could encourage grocers

    By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

    WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.

    The report from the independent Institute of Medicine and National Research Council also suggests that governments limit television and video games in after-school programs, require restaurants to list calorie counts on their menus and open school playgrounds and athletic fields to communities.

    "Childhood obesity poses a serious threat to health in the United States," it reads. The problem cannot be solved by the federal government and communities need to act, it adds.

    "This is not a report that says 'this is what every community should do.' This is a menu of options," Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, who chaired the panel that wrote the report, said in a telephone interview.

    Obesity rates are soaring among U.S. children, and along with them rates of early heart disease, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.

    "The prevalence of childhood obesity has tripled in just three decades," the report reads. Nearly 18 percent of U.S. adolescents are obese.

    While the food and restaurant industry cites personal choice and a lack of exercise, many reports have shown that unhealthy food is cheaper, more readily available and more heavily marketed than more healthful foods.

    Last week, the American Heart Association took on the $115 billion soft drink industry, saying the drinks are the No. 1 source of added sugars in the American diet.

    The American Beverage Association, representing companies including PepsiCo (PEP.N), Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc (DPS.N), says sugar-sweetened drinks do not pose a particular health risk.

    USING TAXES

    Taxes work, said the experts on the panel, commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    the rest..
    http://www.reuters.com/article/lates.../idUSN31395859
    Gotta love it, huh?
    McCain to Obama. "If you don't like our bill, send troops to help us."

    Obama, himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ib1yysguy View Post
    ZOMG TAXEX R BADDD
    great.....you can pay my taxes....

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    Quote Originally Posted by meme View Post
    you always bitch about others and debating..We already pay enough in taxes..do you think we should work just to pay fucking taxes to the STATE..you're a joke
    We clearly don't pay enough taxes since you guys keep telling us we can't afford to give our citizens health care.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TuTu Monroe View Post
    Gotta love it, huh?
    Tutu made an unintentionally funny fast food reference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yurt View Post
    great.....you can pay my taxes....
    Why would I do that? Taxing you isn't bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ib1yysguy View Post
    We clearly don't pay enough taxes since you guys keep telling us we can't afford to give our citizens health care.
    We can't afford Obama's wild spending spree.
    McCain to Obama. "If you don't like our bill, send troops to help us."

    Obama, himself attempted to filibuster Justice Alito, who now sits on the Supreme Court.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ib1yysguy View Post
    Why would I do that? Taxing you isn't bad.
    i think it is....since you don't, you pay

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    and just who do these sort of taxes affect the most...the friggen poor who you all champion to care so much about..

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    Quote Originally Posted by TuTu Monroe View Post
    We can't afford Obama's wild spending spree.
    You mean the one they had to go on to recover the GDP from Bush's disastrous economy?

    If GDP = consumption + investment + government spending and Bush's economy brought down private consumption and investment, what is the remaining variable that needs to be increased to save the GDP from collapse?

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