tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709664346797439780.post3476093854974349449..comments2007-11-23T07:55:24.400-08:00Rachel Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01114629512522553840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709664346797439780.post-37188467174184398882007-11-23T07:55:00.000-08:002007-11-23T07:55:00.000-08:00Well, while I am sure some people would stop eating junk food, I really do not know if it is worth the time an money to restrict what people eat. I would rather not pay the money, than get some crappy food. I agree with King Reeves that there is a double standard though.Austin Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006544859443461699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709664346797439780.post-77017970095461967012007-11-20T22:08:00.000-08:002007-11-20T22:08:00.000-08:00I recently watched the movie Super Size Me which heavily relates to what you just talked about. There was one part were a person was telling a story about being at a dinner table. One guest said to another guest that smoking is severly harmful and that he should just stop doing it. The person telling the story then went on to think what if this person was talking about obesity which is just as bad for you. The conversation would have instead been being fat is bad for you, why dont you just stop eating. So one is socially acceptable but the other is not.Megan Cruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07401995353590719665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709664346797439780.post-63607513681065585712007-11-19T18:40:00.001-08:002007-11-19T18:40:00.001-08:00*i meant good idea in my post aboveKing Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15508784740688075534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709664346797439780.post-40730248138069631712007-11-19T18:40:00.000-08:002007-11-19T18:40:00.000-08:00rachel your article just once again reminds me how the US is spending all its money in all the wrong places. that tax on junk food would in fact be a bad idea. we're the fattest country in America for a reason: crappy, unhealthy food is everywhere! ya smoking is'nt good for you, but i'd much rather be a smoker than extremly obese. People criticize smokers, but they don't criticize the obese, but rather show sensitivity for them. This is a complete double standard and maybe we should stop treating smokers so bad. ya i said it!King Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15508784740688075534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709664346797439780.post-15238574673538556302007-11-18T14:42:00.000-08:002007-11-18T14:42:00.000-08:00Well, i think this would stop me from eating junk food. Theres no way i would pay a tax just to have a candy bar. But overall, like you said, this is not the answer. Making people pay more is not the way to solve every single problem, as the government seems to think.Courtney Denicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07334986186605847826noreply@blogger.com