Can a Soda Tax really curb obesity epidemic?

Self Employment Vs. Employment Tax

What Are Federal Income Taxes?

How Do I Calculate Sales Tax?

About Earned Income Tax

How Old Do You Have to Be to Start Filing Taxes in Illinois?

Inheritance Tax FAQ

Types of Progressive Tax

What Is the Definition of Federal Taxes?

Search for Answers

Browse Members

The last question was answered in just

seconds Let our thousands of members help!

Taxes

Question:
	Can a Soda Tax really curb obesity epidemic? This question refers to: http://www.forbes.com/.../...ors-soda-tax.html By kool Asked Sep 16 2009 2:43PM	66 Pts Rate Question

Answer Question

Help someone!
Get the latest questions in Taxes

Welcome to Answerbag, a community of people sharing what they know.
Sign up now to ask a question or help someone else by giving an answer!

Sort answers by: Rating | Date Arrow Down

1 | 2 | 3 | next next

Top Answer out of 21

by Squirrel Face on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:58 pm Permalink

I don't know. Probably not. There are serveral factors that cause obesity. Soda is pretty bad for you though. It contains a lot of high fructose corn syrup and sugar. Sugar is bad enough but high fructose corn syrup is horrible for you. It's a sweetener made in a lab. So your body doesn't quite know how to digest it, so it gets stored as fat. I have had friends give up soda for a month and lose 5-10 pounds.

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 2 out of 21

by pepe09 on Sep 16, 2009 at 3:08 pm Permalink

No, but it will slow it down ,and provide funding for healthcare and education, two things that obviously Americans need more of.

Think about it, do you really NEED those twnty spoons of sugar per can?

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 3 out of 21

by greensceptic on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:44 pm Permalink

I have never heard this idea - great idea :-)

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 4 out of 21

by spooner on Sep 16, 2009 at 3:06 pm Permalink

No, once again the government is bending us over and telling us it's for our own good.

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 5 out of 21

by Factotum on Sep 16, 2009 at 3:05 pm Permalink

No, and it's an obscene misuse of the tax system. Taxes are for raising revenue, NOT for punishing people.
.
Either make it illegal to be obese and throw people in jail or admit that it's none of the government's business.

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments

The Chief Sep, 16 2009 at 05:06 PM

BINGO!

Answer 6 out of 21

by Craigor on Sep 16, 2009 at 3:01 pm Permalink

No, but it will curb the rate of empty government wallets.

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 7 out of 21

by therapist on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:55 pm Permalink

Did the cigarette tax and raise in price stop smoking. no and neither will this. People will still pay it. caffeine is an addiction and people must have it.

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments

spooner Sep, 16 2009 at 03:04 PM

right on

Answer 8 out of 21

by MasterS on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:55 pm Permalink

No not at all, but hey its another tax, you like taxes right? Come on everyone loves taxes.

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 9 out of 21

by barbiedoll off computer drs orders on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:53 pm Permalink

Not unless the addiction is soda. +5

Pts

Rate Answer

Comments (be the first to comment)

Answer 10 out of 21

by Anonymous on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:52 pm Permalink

I don't think it would. Just like ppl who smoke I think they would be willing to pay what is asked food can become just as addicting. What needs to change is ppls way of thinking.

Pts