Comments on: No sweets before veggies http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2009/04/20/no-sweets-before-veggies/ Serving California State University, Fresno since 1922. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:24:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Garth Clifton http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2009/04/20/no-sweets-before-veggies/comment-page-1/#comment-37090 Garth Clifton Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:35:35 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=12505#comment-37090 I cannot disagree more with the political views expressed in the Collegian. Such a tax on sodas and sweets would sink the poor and is just another form of draconian control that is immoral and abusive. Thank god your editors do not run this country because you would run it into the ground. I cannot disagree more with the political views expressed in the Collegian. Such a tax on sodas and sweets would sink the poor and is just another form of draconian control that is immoral and abusive. Thank god your editors do not run this country because you would run it into the ground.

]]> By: casas vizcaya http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2009/04/20/no-sweets-before-veggies/comment-page-1/#comment-37026 casas vizcaya Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:41:46 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=12505#comment-37026 Why not just go whole hog and tax all foods according to their nutritional content? Apples, no tax. Twinkies, high tax. It seems to be the way they are headed. Would it be a good idea? Why not just go whole hog and tax all foods according to their nutritional content? Apples, no tax. Twinkies, high tax. It seems to be the way they are headed. Would it be a good idea?

]]> By: whatever http://collegian.csufresno.edu/2009/04/20/no-sweets-before-veggies/comment-page-1/#comment-37005 whatever Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:42:14 +0000 http://collegian.csufresno.edu/?p=12505#comment-37005 Yeah but the logic is a little flawed. What if I want to buy ice cream, which I do maybe once every four months, but it's $10 a scoop just because too many fatties overindulged? That's not fair. That's like if my car insurance goes up every time someone else crashes. That's probably what happens on some level, but you get my drift. However, this obesity thing is a real problem because of the strain it puts on the healthcare system. But who says something needs to be necessary to be good? We sure wouldn't need college newspapers if that was the logic for other things! Or TV, or music. Yeah but the logic is a little flawed. What if I want to buy ice cream, which I do maybe once every four months, but it’s $10 a scoop just because too many fatties overindulged? That’s not fair.

That’s like if my car insurance goes up every time someone else crashes. That’s probably what happens on some level, but you get my drift.

However, this obesity thing is a real problem because of the strain it puts on the healthcare system.

But who says something needs to be necessary to be good? We sure wouldn’t need college newspapers if that was the logic for other things! Or TV, or music.

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