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Denmark introduces the world's first 'fat' tax (1 Viewer)

Good idea?

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    Votes: 9 31.0%
  • No

    Votes: 2 6.9%
  • It's idiotic.

    Votes: 8 27.6%
  • Genius.

    Votes: 10 34.5%

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free school meals for all children and the outright banning of all home brought meals to school under punishment of caning
mandatory summer camps for children
more school time allocated to sports esp. for dumb kids also skill level tracking in school sports just like math so scrubs dont get washed by jocks

to all those atheists whinging about parents raising their children to be religious why if that isnt ok is it ok for parents to raise their kids to be fat cunts
what kind of athiests you been talking to?
 
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free school meals for all children and the outright banning of all home brought meals to school under punishment of caning
mandatory summer camps for children
more school time allocated to sports esp. for dumb kids also skill level tracking in school sports just like math so scrubs dont get washed by jocks

to all those atheists whinging about parents raising their children to be religious why if that isnt ok is it ok for parents to raise their kids to be fat cunts
i dunno if many people think that is ok though lol
 

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Honest question: When you hear a news story about a fat person dying, do you care about it less than hearing about the death of a healthy person?
 

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Honest question: When you hear a news story about a fat person dying, do you care about it less than hearing about the death of a healthy person?
I honestly don't know how to react to death. if the person was close to me, naturally I'm fricken upset. But death on the news all seems like just numbers to me, i know that is sad but it's how i feel. Whether it’s 1 p plater dead in a car accident, 100's of people slaughtered in Syria, tens of thousands of people dead from famine in the horn of Africa, or when people talk about the millions who died in the world wars. how are you meant to react at all when its so prevalent and no one else seems to give a shit either?
 

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I feel the same way.

However, it's not necessarily about 'caring'. Do you think your reaction is different when you read/hear a news article about a person who died in circumstances you are fairly apathetic to, and you realise the subject of the story is fat vis a vis a healthy subject?
 

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I feel the same way.

However, it's not necessarily about 'caring'. Do you think your reaction is different when you read/hear a news article about a person who died in circumstances you are fairly apathetic to, and you realise the subject of the story is fat vis a vis a healthy subject?
nah I don't think the weight of a person determines my care factor
 

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ninemsn: do you support a new tax on wealthy australians 66% vote yes

i mean really, who would have guessed that?

reads: 'do you support someone else paying even more disproportionately than you in tax?'
 

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to be fair that is a nonsense question.
 

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LOL a fat tax actually is pretty funny.... in my opinion.. since im 'overweight' myself..

what's next?? a tax for swearing or saying bad things??? ~.~... how corrupt is this world becoming..
 

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LOL a fat tax actually is pretty funny.... in my opinion.. since im 'overweight' myself..

what's next?? a tax for swearing or saying bad things??? ~.~... how corrupt is this world becoming..
pipe down lard-o
 

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LOL a fat tax actually is pretty funny.... in my opinion.. since im 'overweight' myself..

what's next?? a tax for swearing or saying bad things??? ~.~... how corrupt is this world becoming..
These things already exist

see: Andrew Bolt

see: being fined for swearing in public in Victoria
 

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see: being fined for swearing in public in Victoria
that is the law in most states m8, even our glorious new south wales.

it's almost never enforced, being left almost entirely up to the discretion of police officers who, shock horror, don't seem to use it all that often.
 

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bUT THE POLICE ARE FASCIST BULLIES WHO JUST WANT TO LOCK EVERYBODY UP FOR ANYTHING HOW CAN THIS BE UHUHUHUHUGUHUHUHUHUHUH OPPRESSION HUHUHUHUH FREEDOM LIBERTY CAPITALISM HUHUHUH MORE DICK PLEASE
 

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bUT THE POLICE ARE FASCIST BULLIES WHO JUST WANT TO LOCK EVERYBODY UP FOR ANYTHING HOW CAN THIS BE UHUHUHUHUGUHUHUHUHUHUH OPPRESSION HUHUHUHUH FREEDOM LIBERTY CAPITALISM HUHUHUH MORE DICK PLEASE
mate, don't be lame?
 

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ninemsn: do you support a new tax on wealthy australians 66% vote yes

i mean really, who would have guessed that?

reads: 'do you support someone else paying even more disproportionately than you in tax?'
news ltd had one the other day, "is the government too soft on illegal immigrants cheating their way into the country?"
 

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