Rick uses the "shells" for sex

exposure to the sun is dangerous and causes cancer. Therefore we all need to wear either burqas or the outfits in handmaid's tale.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Sugar is not a "necessary component" of food. Sugar was not added to most peoples foods for thousands of years.

This tax isn't stopping anyone from making bad choices. As you said, this isn't even stopping anyone from buying sugary drinks!

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Yes, I want more nanny state. Protect us from the dangers of the real world. Nothing is my fault. I take no responsibility for my actions.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

People have the right to put into their bodies whatever they deem fit (and I also say that for drugs)

I just hope Cook County is prepared for the combination of falling sales tax revenues (as people buy over county lines) and also the lost wages when their supermarkets lay off workers.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Sugar and sugar substitutes should not be banned. If healthier choices are moderately cheaper then that is ok by me.

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1. The snopes article
2. The article I posted
3. The European study

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it would be funny if this wasn't true of those who elect Illinois politicians and wonder why their state is so fucked.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

You are approaching strawman territory. You can put as much sugar into your body as you want. There may just be cheaper alternatives that don't involve sugar.

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I would try it but IHOP kind of blows.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

and that is not for the state to decide. That is for individuals to decide. That's my point. The state can try to dictate it, but they will ultimately fail.

If they really cared about this, they would exclude such items from SNAP. This is 100% about revenue. If you believe it's about health, then you're easily lied to. The health angle just allows it to be sold to those willing to be lied to.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Demolition Man is really an underrated move.

Taxes are for the state to decide. Whether the tax is worth paying is up to the individuals.

But you told me this will lose money! Why do you keep contradicting yourself?

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It's not a contradiction. The county thinks they will gain revenue from this program, but in practice they will not as their projections ignore the externalities of surrounding counties. They ignore that not only will soda be purchased there, but also other items on such trips which would have otherwise been purchased within county.

As mentioned, Philadelphia is learning this lesson the hard way as both the tax projections have fallen, but also other sales tax revenues have fallen. This has been coupled with lay-offs at C-stores and grocers within the city. If anything this highlights how inept Cook County's leadership is. They believe they will find revenue via this tax, but the reality is they will see revenue fall short. This is not a contradiction. This is reality.

In regards to the taxes, yes they can pass them, but philosophically it is wrong for the state to tax behaviors for the purpose of being a nanny state.

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The tax should go away quickly then if it's only about money.

As for taxes in general, all of them are designed to effect behavior. This one is just more obvious. You moved to your inferior state because of lower taxes!

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Do you not see the philosophical issue with trying to tax behavior? Matters such as that should be an individual responsibility, not matters for a state.

As for my inferior state? https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

This beverage tax makes it more difficult for small business owners of restaurants and taverns. They have to pass the cost on and it will hurt their overall revenue. The government really just needs to get the fuck out of the way on issues like this and let people make money. Socialist Rick doesn't get that. #Sad.

I'm saying that philosophically, all taxes are about behavior. You raise or lower or remove or add them based on how the population will react.

That list is bad for at least 10 obvious reasons. Who wants to live in Iowa?

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It's a penny an ounce. That $6 rum and coke probably accounts for an 8 cent difference.

The smoking ban was supposed to hurt bars all over the city. Last time I was there I saw a ton of bars still around. That was an actual ban too.

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Why is there a bottled water tax in Chicago? Isn't water healthy?

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The plastic silly. Which is why if you don't already you will probably get a dime tax per plastic bag at the store. You know, the ones they got you to use when paper was bad because trees. See how this all works.

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Elections have consequences.

All that was left was Taco Bell. That's only good for making sure your colon is clean.

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God damn, we do have some common ground after all...

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I'll leave this to Caller Bob. He's a big believer that climate change needs to be dealt with immediately and with strong answers. He loves the war on plastic!

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Either people pay the tax and still get sick or they don't pay the tax and the state doesn't make budget. This isn't like taxing tobacco where it comes along with draconian regulations on when, where, and how the product is marketed; Coca-Cola is still practically the air we breathe. Also, tobacco is objectively worse than soda, as bad as soda may be.

Anyone who runs against Fat Toni on a repeal-the-soda-tax platform will win running away. MAYBE EVEN CHUY???

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My war is against Carbon Emissions, try and keep up.

You may want to look at just how much "carbon emissions" come from the plastic bottle lifecycle then.

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