Friday, February 26, 2010
State Gov Don't worry, your soda is safe with us
Posted by J. Adrian Stanley on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:05 PM
- Soda: A fountain of youth at a great price.
Yes, consumers, you can kiss goodbye those carefree days spent spread out on your couch, asleep in the middle of some reality-based TV soap opera, your lips sticky with the tax-free sugar water that you down 2 liters at a time.
Because — da, da, da, DA!!! — the state's going to slap a sales tax on sody-pop! How will anyone afford their favorite fizzy beverage, now???
Oh, the humanity.
The GOP tried to warn us. They told us all that soda prices would skyrocket, carrying the drink far outside the budget of regular (and increasingly obese, see here) Coloradans.
(Side Note: I actually saw a billboard today with the Easter Bunny hawking Dr. Pepper.... and we wonder why there's a childhood obesity crisis.)
But uh, anyways, Katie Reinisch, the Director of Communications for the Colorado House Democrats, sent out a never-you-fear e-mail today, suggesting that actually the price of soda may stay the same. Turns out — and this is just plain crazy — big companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi might have enough money to absorb the added cost of the tax.
Here's some of the supporting evidence Reinisch sent:
Colorado Safeway Prices (No Tax):
12-pack Pepsi or 7-Up: $4.99
2-Liter Coca-Cola, Pepsi or 7-Up: $1.69
2-liter Safeway Soda: $.75
California Safeway Prices (6.25 Percent Tax):
12-pack Pepsi or 7-Up: $4.99
2-Liter Coca-Cola, Pepsi or 7-Up: $1.69
2-liter Safeway Soda: $.75
Comments (8)
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I just got charged 20 cents extra at the Conoco Circle K across from the Crowne Plaza next to the Airport, for buying 2 sprite zeros... no sugar, no caffeine. 20 cents tax... this is ludicrous.
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Posted by
Visitor
on February 26, 2010 at 10:25 PM
The only obesity "crisis" is that it's still acceptable to insult, belittle or degrade people for any reason. And that second paragraph was definitely insulting. Not to mention the whole "hey heres a scary faceless obesity monster! RUN AWAY RUN AWAY" picture.
Fat people are people to, and don't deserve to be trotted out as the tag lines to your pathetic attempts at grade school level 'humor'.
Posted by
ladyneeva
on February 27, 2010 at 1:22 AM
I love the way the left can be bigoted without being called on it.
How do you know his rotundness is due to excessive soda drinking? I weigh 250 pounds. 40 of those pounds are my pair of diseased kidneys that are trying to kill me. Polycystic Kidney Disorder is the 4th most common inherited disease and anyone who is in stage three or four will look like they are fat. But the truth is they may have a very low percentage of fat on their bodies, it's the giagantic cyst ridden kidneys that are the culprits.
So take your bigotry and shove it Stanley.
Posted by
Mister Mxyzptlk
on February 27, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Certainly, obesity has more than one cause, and my sympathies go out to anyone with an inherited deficiency. The recent study that showed a pattern of missing DNA in morbidly obese people sheds new light on the general problem of overweight. There is, however, a very close correlation between the increase in the consumption of sugared soft drinks and the increase in the rate of both morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes. Here's one of many links about this: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/6… . Diet drinks may not be any alternative, either - lots of food for thought about this on the Internet, including this: http://www.321recipes.com/aspartame.html
Bottom Line: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH - play the cards you're dealt wisely.
Posted by
BVan
on February 28, 2010 at 8:58 AM
Of course if you take in more calories than you use you will put on fat. That is beyond basic. The problem with your bigotry is you assume that anyone who is large is eating too much and exercising too little. That may not be the case. As with all bigotry you claim to know the content of their hearts and minds by looking at their outward appearance. You are no differant than those who judge based on color of skin. Shame on you.
Posted by
Mister Mxyzptlk
on February 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Once again,"we LIBERAL'S" are to blame! I just didn't realize my "BIGOTRY" reached into peoples diets! WE ACCEPT FULL RESPONSABILLITY FOR YOUR FATNESS! You can sit back, chug down 4-6 TIMES the recommended daily allowance of sugar...We "liberal's" are trying to make sure you have some reasonable health care!
Why does virtually EVERY fat person have all these "hidden ailments" that MAKE them FAT??
Yesterday I was off work, laid around, rested, and, watched sports. My GROSS CALORIE INTAKE 14-1600 TOTAL! Not moving around much, so I didn't eat much! NOT a tough concept!
If all the conservatives were really concerned about health costs..they would attempt to get healthy! As a STUPID (in shape) LIBERAL, 7out of 10 times I walk to the store, I have dedicated myself to quitting cig's., though single, I eat healthy food...Go figure,@ 47yrs. I'm in great health!
The fat conservatives are just eating more to push up health care costs! I see consperacies EVERYWHERE! LMAO(at your expense)..just sayin'
Posted by
jakeredwing
on March 1, 2010 at 8:41 AM
Sounds like someone has been repressing some guilt over their bigotry toward those who aren't in top physical form. Congratulations on being in such good health, you were obviously blessed with good genes. You certainly won at that bit of life's lottery. However not everyone is as lucky as you. I know late night infomercials tell us that all you need is at Ab-Blaster 3000 and the right book on dieting to be as well built as their athletic spokesperson is but that is television bull pucky.
Some people can eat right, exercise and still look like they are "overweight". The truth is we can't even scientifically show that a given weight is the "right" one for everyone. The famous BMI was put together by a Belgium social scientist in the late 1800s. Even then it wasn't about what was healthy for people in general, much less Belgians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_ind…
Just because someone doesn't look like you doesn't mean they are inferior in some way.
Posted by
Mister Mxyzptlk
on March 1, 2010 at 10:26 AM
