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May 1, 2008

New Jersey May Put Sin Tax on Fast Food

Posted by Dave Blount at May 1, 2008 7:42 AM

Democrats manage to get elected by claiming they will mostly just steal from the rich, with the implication that this means people other than you. But in actuality, they will confiscate money from anyone who has it. New Jersey Dems may extract more money from relatively penurious citizens while exerting more control over their behavior by imposing a sin tax on fast food.

The thought of taxing a Big Mac or a Wendy's burger came up at a New Jersey Hospital Association meeting where Gov. Jon S. Corzine was asked if it could be an option to help fund struggling hospitals. At the meeting, he reportedly called it a "constructive suggestion."

An added advantage: this will leave the poor with even less money to spend on insurance, helping to justify a government takeover of the healthcare industry.

On a tip from mega.

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