Foxcecil t1_itpjga9 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:21 AM

Reply to comment by Agreeable_Sun3754 in Massachusetts should have a Tax Sugary Drinks. This would discourage consumers from buying products that may lead to chronic illness, and high long term costs to the health system. by [deleted]

Using taxation for anything other than maintaining the minimal effective level of government is simply the government putting their hands on the people's breasts or backside. Any excuse or reasoning for weaponizing taxation in such a way is akin to a physical perpetrator saying to his victim, " You like this. You need this. I'm just trying to help you." America was created to make sure the people didn't have to deal with this BS. Live and let live.

Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_itqdqh2 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:20 PM

So you'd rather corporations do that?

Foxcecil t1_itsa25j wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Let's look at real world analogies. Would I prefer the CCP of China or Bill Gates/Apple to call the shots. I would certainly prefer making my own decisions, but if I had to choose an evil overlord, it definitely would be a company over a huge government..

Agreeable_Sun3754 t1_itsd5wz wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:11 PM

Ya, those companies are only being so nice because you have a huge government preventing them from doing what they normally do without oversight. Hint company towns and being paid in company script.

Dobagoh t1_itpwh58 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:19 PM

Nope, America was created so voters could control what taxes they imposed on themselves instead of letting uninterested and disinterested people across an entire ocean make those decisions on their behalf, without their input or advice, contrary to what they were promised hundreds of years ago when the colonies were first formed.

Do better.

SLEEyawnPY t1_itqfwyi wrote on October 25, 2022 at 3:34 PM

The difference between user "Foxcecil" and you is they're probably at some level self-aware they'd say anything if there was decent money to be made in saying it, while you seem to actually believe your variety of bullshit.

>Do better.

At least they're predictable.

Dobagoh t1_itqo32i wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Lmao. These are some of the reasons stated in the Declaration of Independence but I believe in my own bullshit, ok bud.

SLEEyawnPY t1_itqpn2z wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:38 PM

>These are some of the reasons stated in the Declaration of Independence

Yes, and God prevents tax-evading slave owners from ever not telling the full truth in written documents.