![]() ![]() If he succeeds and we all profit, I will be first in line to admit and applaud. We will all profit if he succeeds and we will all suffer if he fails. Trump has absolutely everything he needs to either succeed or fail. However, unlike the previous Republican disasters where blame could be fired at the Democrats in Congress or the Senate, to excuse the genius of Reagan and Bush, there are no obstacles for this present huckster. We have the quintessential huckster, creating the illusion of a need for himself, and the chickens handing over the keys to this, their worst enemy. Now after a seven year stabilization there is a trumped up fear mongering, the likes never seen before when there is, in reality, no ‘Evil Empire’ and the Thugs are being slowly beaten. In the case of Bush there was and remain the Islamic Terrorist Thuggery. There was in the case of Reagan ‘The Evil Empire’. In both instances there was an exchange of interests between the House and the Executive. Twice in recent history Republican governments have intruded under the guise of not intruding and made a disaster of our economy and retarded American society severely. ![]() Regardless of how it is formatted, government intrudes on our lives. It seems that the crux of this argument is government intrusion on our lives. They seem in an awfully big hurry to get a dictator into power. I wish they would have a cathartic moment, and return to the more laudable classic liberalism. Paternalism, Big Government, and controlling of intimate behaviors of the population through force and government are the hallmarks of the fascism of Progressivism. These kinds of sin taxes disproportionately affect the homeless and the poor, who rather than simply stop consuming these products, just fork over more of their limited resources to get them. What the SJW Progressive does not understand is that the poor tend to have an unhealthier diet. We do this with the rich – being rich, they are morally inferior to us and therefor we freely vote for higher taxes on “the other guy.” Here, people who drink sodas are obviously unhealthy, in need of us controlling their nutrition, and inferior, hence we are morally superior in taxing them in order to help them. Rather, it creates a minority, strips it of worth, in order for others to approve taxes on them. It has been conclusively proven that sin taxes do not decrease behavior. It is our responsibility what we consume. Here we have Progressives demanding that Big Government control what we put into our mouths through the punishment of taxes. This is yet another example of the fascism of the modern Progressive movement. It will also add 32 cents to fountain drinks at a penny an ounce so a 7-Eleven Gulp would go up 32 cents and on a Double Gulp to 50 cents. That is not a lot to my family but it is a lot to many families struggling to survive in this economy. They will see a staggering increase of 72 cents on the cost of a six-pack of soda or 68 cents for a 2-liter bottle. The county’s 5.2 million residents will see the tax on all sugar and artificially sweetened drinks, including pop, sports drinks, lemonade and iced tea. ![]() Preckwinkle cast the deciding vote after a tie on the tax. I have family and friends who complain that every aspect of life (even putting words on your business windows) are taxed or subject to permit fees. Despite those deals (and horrendous give aways like the infamous parking meter deal), those politicians were simply reelected and no one has faced any repercussions for the poor (and at times corrupt) decision making. Those deals got them endorsements but gutted the state. The entire state is still struggling with ruinous pension deals cut by politicians with unions, particularly the teachers’ union. The law combines two problematic trends in Chicago: ever rising taxes on every aspect of life and paternalistic regulations dictating proper living.Ĭook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle proposed the tax which will bring in more needed money. The tax passed yesterday by a close vote. While I agree with the sentiment (and we try to keep sugary drinks away from our kids except on rare occasions), I view these laws as ineffective, regressive, and paternalistic. Now he has successfully targeted my home city of Chicago with a $1 million contribution to pass a heavy tax on sugary beverages in Cook County and it appears that it may pass. Years ago, I wrote a series of columns contesting the legality and the logic of his ban on sugary drinks, which were later struck down by the courts. Michael Bloomberg is back with his Big Gulp obsession. ![]()
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