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| No | 61% | 663 votes | Total: 1094 votes | |
| Yes | 39% | 431 votes |
No
by Tricia V
Created on: June 06, 2007
The problem I see with putting a special tax on "junk food" is defining what is "junk". Is anything
by Lynette Ayre
Created on: June 06, 2007 Last Updated: March 21, 2012
People keep voting to give away their rights. Do we really want to have our lives so controlled by Government?
by Josh Hilp
Created on: June 06, 2007
Never, there should never be a special tax on junk foods. I will admit that junk foods are not all
by Holly Rogers
Created on: June 07, 2007
Realistically, we should be able to make the right choices for ourselves. This includes deciding whether
by Lee Rice
Created on: June 06, 2007
I, personally, do not think that there should be an extra tax on junk food. I am not for junk food,
by Ted Sherman
Created on: June 06, 2007
Of course not! Just who determines what is junk food and what isn't? Some families can't afford anything
by Joshua Gross
Created on: June 20, 2007
First, no government has ever effectively solved an issue like bad diet. The Prohibition in America
by Ray Burke
Created on: March 18, 2009
Junk food taxing:
In this increasingly health conscious age, there has been intense debate about the
Created on: June 07, 2007 Last Updated: June 22, 2008
Perhaps taxing tea helps. When junk foods become taxed a manufacturer would have declining sales which
Created on: June 06, 2007
The price of gas has not reduced the amount of driving that people plan for the upcoming summer. The
Created on: June 06, 2007
There are a number of reasons why suggesting that junk food should be taxed is an absurd idea. Primarily,
Created on: August 17, 2007
Are people nuts? Now, I am not one of the masses who likes to tout common sense and man's innate ability
by Les Zsoldos
Created on: June 07, 2007
Some argue that there should be a special tax on junk foods. The idea is that by taking junk foods,
Created on: August 25, 2009
Taxing "Junk" Food
Recently, the novel idea to impose an additional tax on "junk" food has emerged in
Created on: June 06, 2007
Why? I don't get it? I know the government is looking for pennies down our couch cushions, but tax junk
by T.C Leonard
Created on: August 16, 2007
When will the insanity end? This has to be one of the stupidest ideas in the history of mankind. The
Created on: April 01, 2012
What is junk food to one is a staple to another. There is too much control over our lives by our government
by Aaron Conor
Created on: June 06, 2007
A tax on junk food? Absolutely not! There is nothing wrong with eating junk food, and none of us should
by J R Vrana
Created on: June 07, 2007 Last Updated: March 14, 2008
This question can simply be answered by asking another question; "What good reason or right does our
by Jason Greer
Created on: June 07, 2007
The question in this debate should not ask if there should be a tax on junk foods, but is there seriously
Yes
by Peg Lewis
Created on: June 26, 2008 Last Updated: July 02, 2008
Why Junk Foods Should Be Taxed
Congress has several reasons for applying taxes to consumed goods at the
by John Neeb
Created on: September 23, 2009
"Soda Tax" Proposed, but Will it Work?
The American public has seen obesity rates skyrocket and many
Created on: June 07, 2007
Of all the developed nations on the planet, only two - the United States and Mexico - fail to provide
Created on: June 06, 2007
We have an alcohol tax and a tobacco tax. Why not a fast food tax?
It makes perfect sense that we should
Created on: June 06, 2007
There should be a special tax on *any* indulgence. You don't need junk food to live, therefore it is
by Minute Major
Created on: June 06, 2007
This is a very difficult subject because it seems outrages to pay a special tax on certain foods. However,
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