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Yep. It’s simple. You’re fat, you’re a loser and should pay the price for your gluttony. That’s the way the GOP looks at it. Just how nuts are these dipshits? Is it a virus or just plain idiocy? Get a load of this bit of GOP wisdom. I wonder if any wealthy folks would feel the pinch?
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reine.de.tout May 11, 2011 7:03:43pm |
I think this is as completely stupid as I think all “sin” taxes are. Government interference in our lives, to attempt to make us behave the way gov’t wants us to…
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SanFranciscoZionist May 11, 2011 7:08:25pm |
I am puzzled, though. In general, Republicans have been extremely averse to laws regulating parenting, also to taking people’s money in taxes.
Precisely why is this considered an exception by the gentleman from Illinois?
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reine.de.tout May 11, 2011 7:12:47pm |
I’m not getting it either, SFZ. As you say, this would be an attempt to regulate parenting, individual behavior, and it would take people’s money in taxes.
Stupid idea. Of course, there are plenty of taxes right now that do all of those things. I’d like to see them all gone, but that isn’t going to happen. But we certainly do not need to add to the trend in any way, shape or form.
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