I will write specifically about this tomorrow!
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Watch this video on Obamacare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHkxVXB37EU
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From: http://illinoispolicy.org/does-illinois-need-soda-taxes-and-soda-permits/?utm_source=Illinois+Policy+Institute&utm_campaign=301e976894-0615_HPP_pensions&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0f5a22f52c-301e976894-11486197
“Does Illinois need soda taxes and soda permits?
Bryant Jackson-Green
February 22, 2014
The “Sweetened Beverage Tax” bill—proposed legislation before the Illinois Senate—would impose a tax of one cent per ounce on all ‘bottled sugar-sweetened beverages’—has already started to receive a lot of attention (The Illinois legislature is always searching for more ways to steal the money of the people. The State budget increases and increases and increases! When I was there, knowing that the budget was spending more than collected, the legislature added new expensive programs even though the Constitution requires a balanced budget!—my addition).
According to the bill’s authors, the tax would result in ‘a 23.5 percent reduction in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption’ and ‘a $150.8 million reduction in obesity-related healthcare costs (These estimates, which is what they are, are always too optimistic!—my addition).’
Of course those numbers are wildly speculative. Even the soda companies can’t know for certain how a change in price will affect how much consumers buy, so there is no reason to think that politicians or bureaucrats could accurately predict that either (They can not!—my addition). Nor is there any way to know how much decreased soda consumption would affect health care costs, since many other choices affect people’s health as well.
But here is what we can know for sure.
According to the Illinois Manufacturers Association, the tax would add $2.88 to the cost of a case of soft drinks, needlessly raising prices for consumers in an already struggling economy.
The bill would also add to the already-heavy regulatory burden Illinois businesses face by requiring distributors to get a permit just to sell soda and sugar-sweetened ‘beverages, syrups, and powder’ to retailers (Seriously?—my addition).
Besides that, many Illinoisans are simply sick of nanny state measures attempting to paternalistically micromanage personal decisions that should be left to individuals (No more! Government can make better decisions for us than we can ourselves! Government knows best!—my addition).
Like cigarette taxes, the proposed soda tax puts government in the strange position of claiming it wants to reduce unhealthy behaviors while counting on people to continue the same behaviors to add to the state’s revenue (It is the new government logic!—my addition). How about instead of trying to manipulate our behavior through taxes and regulations our legislators get their spending under control, meaningfully address the state’s pension problem and work on restoring Illinois’ economy to stop the state from continuing to lose citizens and businesses to states that better respect their personal and economic freedom (Why would they want to do that?—my addition)?”
Illinois is the miniature United States. As I said before the election in 2008, corrupt Chicago, corrupt Illinois, and if Barack Hussein Obama is elected President, corrupt United States!
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This is my two part suggestion to Tea Party groups, social conservatives, Constitutionalists, and anyone else who wants to save our Republic from the approaching destruction.
1) Run as many conservative candidates in as many Republican primaries as possible.
2) Then, run as many independent and/or third party candidates as possible in as many races as possible where we did not win the primary.
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If elected to Congress, I will not, under any circumstances, vote for present Speaker of the House John Boehner to be Speaker of the House. I call on every Republican primary candidate running in Texas Congressional District 19 to publicly (in writing) make the same pledge. It would not be a bad idea for every Republican candidate running for the House of Representatives to give the same pledge. See my post at http://christiangunslinger3.blogspot.com on December 16, 2013 entitled “Speaker of the House John Boehner Attacks the Tea Party Again for Being Fiscally Responsible!”
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If I am elected to the House, I will use the Constitution, as written, to do everything in my power to stop judicial tyranny! Will the other candidates pledge the same? I know our present Representative has NOT done everything possible to stop judicial tyranny! Why is that?
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If elected to Congress, I pledge that I will do everything within my authority as a member of the House of Representatives to begin and complete impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States for violating the Constitution, the laws of the United States as passed by Congress, and his oath of office. I call on every Republican primary candidate running in Texas Congressional District 19 to publicly (in writing) make the same pledge. It would not be a bad idea for every Republican candidate running for the House of Representatives to give the same pledge.
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Competition is good for the economy and competition is good for the Republican Party!!! Competition keeps Congressmen committed to we the people!!! Primary Republicans who do not support the Constitution as written.
