Comments on: Sending a Message to Soda and His Cronies

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:05:03 +0000

In reply to Eric. Good points as always, Eric.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:39:59 +0000

It all began with alcohol taxes. The soft drink crowd of the earlier decades said “yeah tax that evil drink”. Then came the cigarette taxes, and the crowds chanted “yeah tax that evil tobacco and apply the money to health care to pay for all the increased cost”. Then came the calls to tax SUVs, which were killing innocent people and polluting the air. Now its Colas and fast foods.

Tomorrow they come for your venti triple shot mochachino with whip latte. And no industry will be left to help you fight. Starbucks will have to layoff even more baristas and they won’t be able to buy coffee from that 3rd world village any more.

The same issue applies to the “Tax the Rich” logic. After they tax the rich, who do they come after next?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:11:32 +0000

In reply to Geoffrey. If there's one thing my daughter Lucy has already taught me, it's this: it takes A LOT of energy to play!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:10:25 +0000

In reply to Steve. Congrats on the weight loss, Steve. Interesting how much difference a little moderation can make!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:09:17 +0000

In reply to Chris. Chris, I can attest. You are like the Jared (Subway) of Mountain Dew.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:08:11 +0000

In reply to Chris. I had to Google Irn Bru. Sounds like a harrowing experience.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:48:06 +0000

There is a comercial here in CT (maybe everywhere?) that talks about this very issue. It shows a mom unloading groceries from her car with her young children running around. In one of the bags is a couple bottles of soda. She says something like, “With the economy the way it is, it’s hard enough to feed a family…..” It still makes my laugh!

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:09:50 +0000

Too funny – and too true! Making junk food cost more will not slim people down, it’ll just empty their pockets more quickly. I have a high metabolism that’s somewhat less high than it was twenty years ago, and have to be concerned for health problems otehr than weight gain, but I still figured out long ago, without being warned, that if I eat my Doritos and rootbeer as SNACKS rather than MEALS, then my overall health improves, and I have more energy to MOVE… and to PLAY! :)

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:57:29 +0000

I have recently lost 60 lbs without giving up my MT. Dew All I did is get out from infront of the computer and started playing paint ball (EXERCISE) and then change a few of my other eating habits like eating late night and then going to sleep, or watching TV with a bag of chips or block of cheese. But once again did not give up the DEW I drink for both the sugar and the caffine.
Enjoy the things you like in moderation.
Steve

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:20:04 +0000

Jason,

I agree Jason, because me and all those other X-games contestants who drink Mountain Dew are SOOO FAT (not). In fact, I think, if not for Mountain Dew, I might have died of skinniness.

It’s called EXERCISE, people. Most people I know who are overweight drink diet soda yet eat desserts by the gallon and don’t exercise.

Mountain Dew for everyone!
Chris

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:33:29 +0000

Don’t joke, I was once attacked in the street by a giant bottle of Irn Bru and forced to drink the whole thing…