2009-06-09

HEALTH CONCERN OR CASH GRAB? (The high cost of organic food.)  

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For once I can say that the government got it right. By increasing the taxes on cigarettes, they're basically saying, "If you're going to be stupid and smoke, and become a drain on our health care system, it's gonna cost ya.", and quite frankly, I'm good with that. It makes sense, and it has even caused some to quit smoking altogether. Then I had this thought: why can't they do that for the other shit that's not good for us? America is one of the unhealthiest countries in the world, so wouldn't it make sense to raise the taxes on the crap that's killing us? They did it for alcohol and cigarettes.

Think about it, all of the organic and healthier foods cost almost double of what the crap that's killing us does. If they really gave a shit about our health, wouldn't they make it more affordable? Why not treat the processed inferior foods like cigarettes? With all of the doctors' warnings and news reports about our failing health, you'd think they'd try that. It seems to me that the game plan is scare the shit out of us, then put the charge on us. Why else would they make the more harmful foods the more affordable foods? Maybe it's more of a cash grab than a health concern.

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