I can't stand that juice drinks and soda woman or those idiotic

[JerseygirlCT]

commercials.

Does anyone really fall for that crap?

Seriously. If you can't afford a couple cents tax on a bottle of soda, there's this neat thing in your kitchen - you turn the faucet and water comes out. Drink it.

[Orrex]

1. Don't they call themselves "The Coalition for Food Choice Freedom" or something equally euphemistic?

Yes, indeed. Nothing says "food" like 12 teaspoons of sugar in carmel-colored water.

[JerseygirlCT]

7. Right. "Tough times, I can't feed my family, so I just spent

$4 on a package of sugar water. And it will break the bank if I spend $4.10 on it!"

Stupid. Just plain stupid.

[Orrex]

12. I'm a self-admitted sodaholic, but I don't try to defend it as a divine, tax-free right

These people are kooky.

[madeline_con]

32. American Against Food Taxes

Except, food is taxed in a lot of states, (but not FL).

[handmade34]

38. American Beverage Association!!!

is behind it.. with big money from soda and juice companies

[Mz Pip]

2. I feel the same way

That stuff is totally discretionary. The ad seems to imply that soda and fake juice is a necessary part of any family's diet.

[dhpgetsit]

3. That woman looks like she needs a beer.

And nobody told her she has to pump her kids full of HFCS tainted soft drinks.

[Vinca]

4. Apparently the lady has to save her few cents to pay for fixing

her kid's rotten teeth from the "juice drinks and soda."

[JerseygirlCT]

9. That and the dead battery in her car! nt

[backscatter712]

5. Straight from a PR firm from Thank You For Smoking...

Was it Rick Berman's firm?

[JerseygirlCT]

10. That is how it reads. And I don't know! nt

[alphafemale]

6. The way they connect fizzy sugar water with food and family values is hilarious.

...and they are so Earnest! Over 5 measly cents on a friggin 2 Litre. Hate to see their reaction if they brought back the per bottle deposit.

[lisa58]

8. I know, right?

Easily the stupidest commercial I've ever seen....and there are so many bad ones.

[AllentownJake]

11. They are sponsored by Coke and Pepsi

I have heard it from a friend that Coke and Pepsi are scared sales will fall if there is a tax, plus they are afraid that their product will become like tobacco as a favorite source of revenue in the form of punative taxes.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. You know, I love Coke. Love the stuff

and I know it's plain awful for me, so I'm trying to cut down to a few times a week.

But you're never going to hear me whining about a tax on it. It's not food, it's not necessary, it's an extra.

[Orrex]

15. In early 2003 I had all of my blood replaced with Coca Cola.

I have to go back every few months to get another shot of carbonation to keep it fizzy.

[JerseygirlCT]

19. Nothing better than coke from a fountain - lots of

chipped ice...

I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs. Coke, however, is my addiction. I've cut way back, but...

[Orrex]

21. Don't worry--I've got your back.

Every can that you don't drink is one more for me to drink on your behalf.

I'm totally there for you!

[pipi_k]

27. I read your title line and thought

you might be talking about one of those big fountains like they have in Las Vegas or something...

ahahahahhaha!!

now that's a fountain! :7



But now I remember, although it was so long ago...

walking home from school with my two girlfriends and we would stop at the little neighborhood variety store where we would get a real fountain Vanilla Coke and maybe some Twinkies or something.

good stuff...

:)

[JerseygirlCT]

35. I liked the little cupcakes better

you know, the ones that you could peel the vanilla squiggles off first?

[AllentownJake]

17. They don't want to be the new cigarette companies

At the end of the day, I'd rather tax transactions on Wall Street.

At least coke makes a product I like.

[Dorian Gray]

41. Exactly

I'm drinking a Coke Zero right this moment, and I love it. But if I have to pay a few extra cents for it? I either will buy less of it (which isn't that much... it's a luxury for me these days) or pay the extra few cents for it!

[Orrex]

14. Coke can kiss my ass, even as I buy another 12-pack

They were only too happy to bump up the price of a 12-pack by a dollar or more a few months back when (according to them) their operating costs demanded it.

[AllentownJake]

18. It is more about preventing them from becoming the new cigarette companies

The place lawmakers raise taxes when they have a new program they want to fund.

[flakey_foont]

16. she sounds so serious and bothered

Please,,,if you're listening,,,,don't make me pay more for Mountain Dew or SQUIRT

, I'd really hate to start giving my kids Kool-Aid or Bud Light

[Ruby the Liberal]

20. It bugs me that she doesn't close the hatch

Drives me crazy every time.

/offtopic

[drm604]

22. Do you suppose anybody actually falls for these?

Do people actually see these ads and then call their representatives? :shrug:
It seems hard to believe but I suppose there must be a few.

[sandnsea]

23. My water is $60 a month

Soda tax would be cheaper.

[JerseygirlCT]

25. That's not all drinking water, though, is it?

Unless she also washes in soda... which sounds a bit counter-productive.

[valerief]

24. Soda = BPA plastic as well as foodstuff instead of food. Can aspartame be called food? Sugar?

:nopity: for Liter Lady

[tularetom]

26. WTF is a "juice drink" anyway?

Are they implying that it isn't really "juice"?

At one time I did not really care whether there was a tax on this junk or not. Now, thanks to those dumbass commercials, I want them to tax the crap out of the idiots responsible for them.

[JVS]

28. It is a drink that contains ingredients other than fruit juice.

IIRC it is also used when a juice other than the main flavoring juice is used. For example, Juicy Juice brand Cherry Juice drink consists mostly of apple juice, but gets its flavor from the cherry juice.

[guitar man]

29. Shame on you

Drinking tap water. Don't you know us liberal elitists only drink Perrier? Hell, we even use it to wash the arugula before we put it in our salads.

Tap water....perish the thought.

:rofl:


:sarcasm: (for the impaired)

[JerseygirlCT]

36. Well...

I do put it in a glass pitcher and refrigerate it first. Does that help?

;)

[guitar man]

39. only if you put a twist of lemon in it

:P

[Dorian Gray]

42. Or cucumber!

LOL

[paulsby]

30. it's not a matter of whether you can afford it

it's a matter of whether it is good policy. imo, it is not

[elocs]

31. What I want to know is how can I impose all of my personal beliefs on others?

:shrug: When I rule the world we will know perfection.

[eShirl]

33. +1

[stray cat]

34. if candy is taxed then soda, juice drinks, sugared cereals and yogurt should be taxed

[HughMoran]

37. It sure motivates me to want to see this new tax enacted

It's a disgusting commercial and the lady doing the ad is a filthy piece of shit.

[Dorian Gray]

40. Despite my arguments

in the thread about food stamps and soda, I have no problem with a tax being put on soda or other products made with HFCS or other unhealthy ingredients.

I understand the arguments about the tax hurting the lower income families more, as it's dis-proportional via cost for them, but at the same time, it's unhealthy and should be subject to a tax that could help benefit our society.