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ChattyCathy > wrote:
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OK, I have to ask . . . where did this survey come from?
Is there someone suggesting a sin tax on chocolate? I mean
I could see it on french fries or potato chips sooner than
chocolate, and I'm not in favor of that either.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

wrote:

> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> OK, I have to ask . . . where did this survey come from?

http://www.news24.com/News24/Technol...488520,00.html


> Is there someone suggesting a sin tax on chocolate? I mean
> I could see it on french fries or potato chips sooner than
> chocolate, and I'm not in favor of that either.
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

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ChattyCathy wrote on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:27:41 +0200:

>> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>
>> OK, I have to ask . . . where did this survey come from?

> http://www.news24.com/News24/Technol...488520,00.html

>> Is there someone suggesting a sin tax on chocolate? I mean
>> I could see it on french fries or potato chips sooner than
>> chocolate, and I'm not in favor of that either.

I'm afraid that I answered "you're kidding" to both questions. My family
of four had two female chocolate addicts and I'm not allowed to eat so I
don't count. Garrison Keeler even read a birthday greeting over the
radio to my daughter: "Congratulations to Kathy on surviving 17 years of
chocolate addiction!"



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James Silverton wrote:


> I'm afraid that I answered "you're kidding" to both questions.

As did I.

FWIW,I don't eat chocolate on a daily basis but I still enjoy it
immensely on the occasions that I do eat it.

If 'the powers that be' ever imposed such a tax where I live, I'd buy it
anyway.
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ChattyCathy wrote:

>
> FWIW,I don't eat chocolate on a daily basis but I still enjoy it
> immensely on the occasions that I do eat it.
>
> If 'the powers that be' ever imposed such a tax where I live, I'd buy it
> anyway.


I have certainly eaten my share of chocolate over the years but I always
felt a little off after, but then I realized that it was the milk that
was doing it to me. Then I discovered dark chocolate. It is a little
strange that on the rare occasion that I eat milk chocolate I keep
eating it, even though I inevitably suffer for it, but I find that a
small amount of dark chocolate is very satisfying. Once in a while I buy
a large dark chocolate bar and have one square every day or two, and a
bar lasts for weeks.

ChattyCathy wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
>
>
>> I'm afraid that I answered "you're kidding" to both questions.
>
> As did I.
>
> FWIW,I don't eat chocolate on a daily basis but I still enjoy it
> immensely on the occasions that I do eat it.
>
> If 'the powers that be' ever imposed such a tax where I live, I'd buy it
> anyway.

Not me! I'd start a rebellion and take over the
government and repeal the tax. I would tax coffee,
mushrooms, broccoli, etc. ;-)

Kate

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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

wrote:
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> OK, I have to ask . . . where did this survey come from?
> Is there someone suggesting a sin tax on chocolate? I mean
> I could see it on french fries or potato chips sooner than
> chocolate, and I'm not in favor of that either.


I tend to agree. I don't think I would like to have to pay sin taxes on
chocolate but if we have to pay them on tobacco and alcohol then it may
at least be consistent. I can't remember the last time I bought a bag
of potato chips, probably at least 10 years ago for a party. When I see
some of the people in the grocery stores with several bags of potato
chips it certainly looks like they are not good for you.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>
>> OK, I have to ask . . . where did this survey come from?
>> Is there someone suggesting a sin tax on chocolate? I mean
>> I could see it on french fries or potato chips sooner than
>> chocolate, and I'm not in favor of that either.
>
>
> I tend to agree. I don't think I would like to have to pay sin taxes on
> chocolate but if we have to pay them on tobacco and alcohol then it may
> at least be consistent. I can't remember the last time I bought a bag of
> potato chips, probably at least 10 years ago for a party. When I see some
> of the people in the grocery stores with several bags of potato chips it
> certainly looks like they are not good for you.




I'd rather eat chips than chocolate. But then again, I'm a savory vs.
sweets kinda gal. I don't keep either on hand, as a general rule. Your
niece would hate my house. Nothing for her to graze on in the pantry

Jill

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Woohoo! It's been awhile since I've won a TFH <G>. May I please select
TFH #17? It would be a nice addition to the 'dress' wardrobe

Sky, who'll never give up dark chocolate!

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On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:07:54 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>http://www.recfoodcooking.com

I live in SWITZERLAND!
So.... You're kidding, right?!?!?
;-)

Nathalie (in Switzerland, homeland of chocolate)

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I know there are people who are chocoholics. I'm not one of them. I don't
care for sweets, haven't since I was a teenager.

However, there's a store in town, The Chocolate Tree. They have an
all-you-can-eat night. Chocolate covered popcorn, chocolate covered nuts,
chocolate fudge with nuts. All the things I can't eat. LOL

How can you tax what some people consider a basic food group?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> How can you tax what some people consider a basic food group?
>
> Jill


God put chocolate here as an apology for creating beets. ;-)


Becca