Yep.
You heard it here first.
$5 for a can of Coke.
And I’ll tell you why:
America is fat…really fat
American media keeps telling Americans to be afraid because they are soooo fat.
American politicians tell the media that they are concerned that so many Americans are fat.
And according to the laws of physics, Media fearmongering + faux Politico concern = Gov’t Intervention
But, what kind of intervention?
Public service announcements?
A national exercise program?
A subsidy on broccoli?
Nah, all of those options cost money.
What we need is an anti-obesity plan that actually makes money for the government.
Because we all know that the government needs money. Between the recession and rising unemployment and the war(s) and the potential cost of President Obama’s healthcare reform package, the feds are strapped for cash.
So, how can the gov’t raise big wads of money in order to give America a collective six-pack?
.
Simple.
Taxes
More specifically, sin taxes on the food and/or behaviors that lead to […]
Original post by DR