Comments on: Industry rallies to stop new wine tax — but should it? http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/06/04/industry-rallies-to-stop-new-wine-tax/ A blog about the world of wine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Morton Leslie http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/06/04/industry-rallies-to-stop-new-wine-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-7966 Morton Leslie Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:32:18 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2922#comment-7966 We all know a sedentary lifestyle leads to obesity and health problems, that's why we should all support a special excise tax on chairs. We all know a sedentary lifestyle leads to obesity and health problems, that’s why we should all support a special excise tax on chairs.

]]> By: Liberal Larry http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/06/04/industry-rallies-to-stop-new-wine-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-7964 Liberal Larry Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:47:41 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2922#comment-7964 "Connecting tax increases to healthcare promises made by Obama is just marketing" Yes! But there are varying degrees of "truth" aren't there? It's ironic how most Americans have become complacent with the thousands upon thousands of dollars they have given Bush each tax year for the biggest propaganda piece in generations (WMD / Al Qaeda in Iraq), but we're concerned about 50 cents per bottle of wine to care for the health of our citizens? I'll believe Obama over Bush any ole day of the week. Oh, yeah - if we ever do get government health care, be prepared for a massive reduction on your private health care premiums. That kind of competition will be the best thing to happen to those that are still offered private health care through their employers. Hmm... competition, greater efficiency.. that's a conservative principle isn't it? That 50 cents is money well spent. “Connecting tax increases to healthcare promises made by Obama is just marketing”

Yes! But there are varying degrees of “truth” aren’t there? It’s ironic how most Americans have become complacent with the thousands upon thousands of dollars they have given Bush each tax year for the biggest propaganda piece in generations (WMD / Al Qaeda in Iraq), but we’re concerned about 50 cents per bottle of wine to care for the health of our citizens? I’ll believe Obama over Bush any ole day of the week.

Oh, yeah – if we ever do get government health care, be prepared for a massive reduction on your private health care premiums. That kind of competition will be the best thing to happen to those that are still offered private health care through their employers. Hmm… competition, greater efficiency.. that’s a conservative principle isn’t it? That 50 cents is money well spent.

]]> By: Jeff Murphy http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/06/04/industry-rallies-to-stop-new-wine-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-7952 Jeff Murphy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:20:28 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2922#comment-7952 Oh ya, Liberal Larry is right. One tax on consumption, flat tax. No way around it. Oh ya, Liberal Larry is right. One tax on consumption, flat tax. No way around it.

]]> By: Jeff Murphy http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/06/04/industry-rallies-to-stop-new-wine-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-7951 Jeff Murphy Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:18:38 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2922#comment-7951 Perhaps they could start by cutting spending on BS, Pork, all of the congress/pres. "education" trips, staff, mulit million inauguration parties, hair cuts, .........the list goes on and on. Billions dumped into cities...that cannot be tracked. We are already taxed enough, learn to spend wisely. Perhaps they could start by cutting spending on BS, Pork, all of the congress/pres. “education” trips, staff, mulit million inauguration parties, hair cuts, ………the list goes on and on. Billions dumped into cities…that cannot be tracked. We are already taxed enough, learn to spend wisely.

]]> By: Carson Smith http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/06/04/industry-rallies-to-stop-new-wine-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-7949 Carson Smith Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:31:52 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2922#comment-7949 Connecting tax increases to healthcare promises made by Obama is just marketing. Healthcare improvements are hard to argue against for many people and "sin taxes" sound like an appropriate means to fund those improvements to those people since those "sins" are connected to increased healthcare costs. In reality it is just a sales job to pass tax increases which will not necessarily end up being spent on the targeted program and whatever healthcare program the government sets up it will cost much more that they predict in the beginning. President Obama could just break his "healthcare promises" it would not be the first nor the last of his promises broken. Connecting tax increases to healthcare promises made by Obama is just marketing. Healthcare improvements are hard to argue against for many people and “sin taxes” sound like an appropriate means to fund those improvements to those people since those “sins” are connected to increased healthcare costs. In reality it is just a sales job to pass tax increases which will not necessarily end up being spent on the targeted program and whatever healthcare program the government sets up it will cost much more that they predict in the beginning.

President Obama could just break his “healthcare promises” it would not be the first nor the last of his promises broken.

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