Soda Tax On National Agenda

New Federal Taxes on Sugary Drinks are Expected to Bring in Revenue to Help Finance the Socialized Health Care System Obama Has Planned For Us

So much for all those tax cuts. Not only is income tax rates not going down any time soon, but the government is going to make sure you pay plenty of taxes in ways you never imagined. Between Cap And Trade, and insidious nanny-state taxes like this little devil, you will be paying more in taxes than ever before.

Fact is, the Obama Administration, after promising not to raise taxes, is scrambling to figure out how to pay for his monstrosity of a health care system, and unhealthy habits, apparently, are the cash cows to be zeroed in on.

And it won't stop here. Sugary snacks, foods with too much fat, and fast-food will be next. It will get to the point that you will be so taxed on consumer items you'll begin to wish they would hit you with an income tax instead - but believe me when I tell you after all of the taxes they can muster still don't solve anything, your income taxes will still go sky-high as well.

Of course, this isn't just for revenue. This tax is designed to control your behavior, to discourage the consumption of a harmful product.

Behavior Control thanks to the U.S. Government. Re-education Centers will be next.

Stalin would be proud.

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Soda Tax Weighed to Pay for Health Care - The Wall Street Journal