Taxing Fast Food

I love fast food as much as I hate big government. And now a slow economy with rising food prices is causing idiot lawmakers to consider "sin taxes" on fast food.

Color me engorged and enraged.

The thought of taxing tacos came from New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine, who called it a "constructive suggestion." I say, never trust a man named Jon who doesn't use an "h."

The fact is, people who eat fast food aren't rich. So when you tax a burger, you tax the poor. Worse is the underlying sense of self-righteousness — that because you shouldn’t be eating this crud anyway, these dip wads are going to punish you for it.

Look, it's not up to anyone but my mom to tell me what's bad to eat — even if it's my own body hair. That's my right. Instead they should tax tofu and granola if only because vegetarians are Nazis. See Hitler.

So what's the answer to rising food costs? It isn't drilling my wallet. It's drilling, period. We must expand oil exploration and create refineries to boost crude oil production. That would cut prices across the board. And we must embrace nuclear energy instead of focusing on idiotic corn-driven biofuels and ethanol, which takes real food out of real mouths.

I’m so mad, I could cry. Instead however, I'm going to McDonald's and have a Quarter Pounder special. Do you know what that is? It's when I take the burger and put it in a blender. And then I inject it straight into my armpit. It’s better than sex, people.

And if you disagree with me, then you sir are worse than Moby.

------------------------------------Greg Gutfeld

The Other One wrote:

And now a slow economy with rising food prices is causing idiot lawmakers to consider "sin taxes" on fast food.

There should be a sin tax on law makers in general. Think of the revenue that would generate.

The Other One wrote:

The fact is, people who eat fast food aren't rich. So when you tax a burger, you tax the poor.

I must be broke and poor since i can never afford to eat fast food.

I don't eat fast food either. But to make a point...they tax the heck out of cigarettes, but not so much on cigars...they tax the heck out of beer, but not so much on champagne...hhmm, I see a trend here...

I love fast food. Could live on the dollar menu cheeseburger from Mc Donalds. Didn't realize it was a "sin". The tax on tobacco doesn't bother me as my bad habit is the deadly chew and I can usually pick up Skoal pretty cheap on the reservation. My biggest problem with all of the sin and self preservation laws (helmets, seat belts), is freedom of choice. If I am stupid and choose not to wear a seat belt then I pay the price. If I chose to live on sinful fast food and die of a heart attack or stroke then the choice was mine. Don't legislate morals. Don't raise the price of my cheeseburger.

SlumberGirl wrote:

I don't eat fast food either. But to make a point...they tax the heck out of cigarettes, but not so much on cigars...they tax the heck out of beer, but not so much on champagne...hhmm, I see a trend here...

You got it exactly right girl.

You know Greg Gutfeld would be more appealing if I didn't always feel like I were being subliminally told to vote republican by his speeches. His comments about Nazi vegetarians, drill more oil, don't look for fuel alternatives, tax liberal chow like tofu and granola, eat more cows. Sounds like a Bush speech.

I have an Obama loving socialist nephew that's a vegetarian. He thinks conservatives are the Nazis.

Thought it was interesting. U.S. Gov list of fast food.
[edit] United States
A&W Restaurants
Amigos/Kings Classic
Alberto's
Andy's Frozen Custard
Arby's
Arctic Circle Restaurants
Are U Hungry?
Arthur Treacher's
Back Yard Burgers
Baker's Drive-thru
Beef-A-Roo
Been N Bun
Bellacino's
Bess Eaton Donuts
Big Apple Bagels
Bill Thomas' Halo Burger
Biscuitville
Blake's Lotaburger
Blimpie
Bob's Burgers
Bojangles'
Burger King
Braum's
Brown's Chicken & Pasta
Bruster's Ice Cream
Burger House
Burger Street
Burgerville
Cafe Rio
Captain D's
Carl's Jr.
Carolina Fine Foods
Charley's Grilled Subs
Checkers (also called Rally's Drive-In)
Chick-fil-A
Chicken Express
Chubby's Diner
Church's Chicken
Cluck-U Chicken
Cook Out
Country Waffles
Crown Burgers
Crown Fried Chicken
Culver's Butterburgers & Frozen Custard
The Daily Bagel
Dairy Queen
Danver's
Del Rancho
Del Taco
Dick's Drive-In
Dog n Suds
Donatos Pizza
Duchess Restaurants
Dunkin' Donuts
Donut Hut
El Pollo Loco
Erbert & Gerbert's
Erik's Deli Cafe
Fatburger
Fazoli's
Filiberto's
Firehouse Subs
Five Guys
Fosters Freeze
Friendly's
Godfather's Pizza
Gold Star Chili
Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard
Grandy's
Gray's Papaya
The Great Steak & Potato
Great Wraps!
Green Burrito
Griff's Hamburgers
Happy Daz
Happy Joe's
Hardee's
Harold's Chicken Shack
Heart Attack Grill
Henrys Hamburgers
Hogi Yogi
Home Run Inn Pizza
Honey Dew Donuts
Hot Dog on a Stick
Hot 'n Now
In-N-Out
Inta Juice
Ivar's
Jack in the Box
James Coney Island
Jerry's Subs & Pizza
Jersey Mike's
Jimboys Tacos
Jimmy John's
Jimmy John's Pipin' Hot Sandwiches
Jim's Burger Haven
Johnny Rockets
Johnny's Pizza House
Juice It Up
Juice Stop
K&W Cafeteria
Kansas Fried Chicken
Kennedy Fried Chicken
Kenny Rogers Roasters
Kewpee
Kopp's Frozen Custard
Krispy Kreme
Krystal
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
La Salsa
LaMar's Donuts
Larry's Giant Subs
Lenny's Sub Shop
Little Caesar's
Long John Silver's
Lyon's
Maid-Rite
Manchu Wok
McDonald's
Meadows Frozen Custard
Me N Eds Pizza
Mighty Taco
Milio's Sandwiches
Milo's Hamburgers
Moby Dick's House of Kabob
Mr. Chicken
Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pasta
Mr. Pollo
Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits
Nathan's Famous
Nedick's
Noah's Bagels
Noodles and Company
Nu Way Cafe
Old School Burgers
Ollie's Trolley
The Original Hamburger Stand with Der Wienerschnitzel and Tastee-Freez
The Original Taco House
Original Tommy's
Pablo's Pizza Parlor
Pal's Sudden Service
Panda Express
Papa Gino's
Papa John's
Papa Murphy's
Peter Piper Pizza
Petro's
Philly Connection
Pick Up Stix
Pioneer Chicken
Pizza Hut
Pizza Ranch
Pollo Tropical
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
Portillo's
Quiznos Sub
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
Rally's
Ranch One
Rax Restaurants
Red Burrito
Round Table Pizza
Royal Castle
Roy Rogers Family Restaurants
Rubio's
Ruby's
Rudy's Barbecue
Runza
Rush's
Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill
Schlotzsky's
Shakey's Pizza
Shane's Rib Shack
Skipper's
Skyline Chili
Simple Simon's Pizza
Sizzler
Smithfield Bar-B-Q
Sonic Drive-In
Spicy Pickle
Sparkies
Steak n Shake
Steak N' Ale
Steak N' Egg Kitchen
Stewart's Drive-In
Straw Hat Pizza
Submarina
Sub Station II
Subway
Superman's Fried Chicken Palace
Surf City Squeeze
Swensons
Taco Bell
Taco Bueno
Taco Cabana
Taco Casa
Taco del Mar
Taco John's
Taco Mayo
Taco Tico
Taco Time
Taco Via
Tastee-Freez
Tasty Tacos
Taxi's
Teriyaki Boy
Texas Burger
Tokyo Joes
Teriyaki Stix
The Hat
Togo's Eateries
Tudor's Biscuit World
Twin Donut
Una Mas!
Waffle Shop
Wendy's
Wetzel's Pretzels
Whataburger
White Castle
Wienerschnitzel
Winchell's Donuts
Windmill
WingStreet
Winsteads
Woody's Chicago Style
Yello Sub
Yum-Yum Donuts
Zaxby's

holy crap thats a lot of places.

What, no Spangles?

Taco John's is NOT fast food! It's yummy food, fast.

suzyr wrote:

Taco John's is NOT fast food! It's yummy food, fast.

My husband would disagree. He got a terrible case of food poisioning 4 years ago on a trip to Colorado. It was either the Taco Johns (colby or goodland I can't remember) or the Chinese we had in Denver- but it knocked him out something fierce! and he won't eat Taco Johns or Chinese food (from anywhere!) ever since.
I personally don't mind it. The potato Ole's are pretty good!

I love those ole's. Haven't been to a Taco John's in over a year. I may have to stop, next time I pass the new one in Topeka. yum

Quizno's is on the list, but KFC isn't?? Baaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha . . . I call bullshit!!!