Boudicca's Voice

Wow, angry today Bou! :P

Understandably though, a tax on "unhealthy" foods doesn't really seem fair for those of us who eat them in moderation ...

Yeah, it's been stewing all day. I read it over breakfast this morning and thought, "You MUST be kidding me." What a bunch of dorks.

Just add to the whole, "Oh, Ted Kennedy... we will miss him so! He was such a wonderful senator..." and it makes my head spin.

I said to my Tech Lead today, "I wonder what Mary Jo has to say to ol' Teddy today. OH wait! She still won't say anything... because he's rotting in hell! Bwahahahaha"

I need to send you the link to the petition. I've been screaming about this since they first started talking about it.

And not just because it will KILL my industry. They would tax most shelf stable juices, twister, not to mention soda. Oh, and snacks.

I want them out of my job, my kitchen, my grocery cart....and most especially out of my damned wallet!!!!!

I'm with you on all this. Especially the Kennedy part. If I have to read one more person who says he has atoned for letting that poor girl die and lonely and terrifying death ... I shall well and truly puke.

I'm a huge fatass and **I** can barely finish some of the damn full meal portions in restaurants.

Another problem is: when the hell did "appetizers" become as big as the meals used to be, and as expensive?

"Do they REALLY think it is JUST the quality of the food we eat? REALLY?"

No. Honestly they don't. Not for one minute. These are politicians. Their goal in life is to take more money and spend it. They just have to find lies they can tell people because it wouldn't sound good to say, "Hey, you working scum, I need more cash, so I'm raising your taxes so I can buy another jet."

They honestly don't care one bit about your health or anything else other than money, but they also know that there's too many emotional people who will be glad to give them even more money when the politicians claim, "Its for the children!"

.... Ogre's right.......

Well, now you have proof that the US has caught terminal Socialism. These interfering "nannies" can't help themselves, they first of all twist morality into a reflection of their own prejudices and then start to railroad everyone using the law and their twisted ideology, always punting it as "morality" or "our moral duty". Watch this space, you'll next find that "Life" sentences don't mean "life" and the Death Penalty you have will soon be aboluished because "it is immoral".

Congratulations, there is no cure save the descent into totalitarianism and finally a revolution. Problem is this scum are very good at hiding in the woodwork and reinventing themselves to reappaear when you least expect it.

Ogre's right.

"So when are the thugs going to start showing up on our doorsteps and weighing us to make sure we are living the lifestyle they deem is appropriate for us?"

They already do this is either China or Japan. You have to weigh in every half year and if you are overweight you have so long till lose the weight again or you are penalized.

Next on the agenda? Taxing everyone who doesn't exercise.

Bou - I am so with you on this rant. Seriously - I have no idea what's going to happen next but am surely pissed off thus far...

And I am running away from the TV today - one more "beloved Ted Kennedy" comment might just tip me over the edge completely. Yeesh...

Ogre's right.

And it's not just health care 'reform' that is turning Americans into the streets by the thousands to protest. It's the sin tax, the creeping socialism. It's suffocating!

As others have noted, this is already going on. We already tax you extra if you smoke or drink. There's talk of charging more for insurance depending on if you have a healthy lifestyle. I've heard of proposed extra taxes or higher gas prices for owners of SUVs. And of course, it's a crime to be rich, so we tax them higher than the rest of us, rather than splitting the tax bill equally, giving some of the highest users of govt. services a free ride.

The politicians know we won't object, because they've framed it so we can look down on the folks paying the extra taxes. Sadly, it sounds like they're getting away with it.

Bou, not to mention how much my appetite increases as the mileage increases. In a few weeks, I'll be consuming huge portions of food because I'll be running much longer distances. Not because I'm a huge fat ass (although I am), but because I'm burning through more and more calories.

Makes my head spin.

When did this start? When the government started passing laws dictating things like seat belts in cars. Really. It's basically legislating behavior that hurts no one but you. (I wear my seat belt religiously I have no issue with wearing it because I know if I leave it off that will be the day the car rolls...).

Nope, once you start these niggling little things to legislate behavior to ostensibly make people "safer", it only escalates (there's cash in them thar regulations - lots of cash - lots of pretty money - not to mention power). Slowly, but surely. It's the slippery slope thing - the one that the do-gooders scorn as paranoia in those who disagree with them.

Begin the political thinking:
After all - the seat belt thing worked didn't it - saved lots of lives. It's a no brainer and so easy to promote because "safety first"! Who could possibly argue with that! If you do you must want to promote death and dismemberment to unsuspecting people! (hell you may even be racist!)

And lets not forget it brings in tons of extra revenue for police departments too. So if we now start taking extra money for things like... smoking or drinking alcohol - well who could blame us. If we make it more expensive, they'll consume less and we'll "save lives". From there it moves to food etc etc etc.
End the political thinking.

Eventually they want to control every facet of our lives. If you don't believe it - over in Britain (who generally runs just a bit ahead of us in this department) they are trying to get monitoring cameras put into homes of "dysfunctional families". That way the government can watch and be sure they eat right, don't take illegal drugs, the kids do their homework and get to bed on time...

I'm telling you - it's one step at a time. They'll charge us for each one and tell us it's in our best interests and for "the chirren". And we should be HAPPY they are so concerned. If we disagree we must be sadistic brutes to want to pronounce such suffering on others.

BAH!

Makes me sick.

The biggest problem is, nobody's doing anything about it. I have yet to see a single politician or elected official stand up and address the creeping nanny state and how it's strangling our freedoms. How our laws need to promote personal responsibility, not regulate every facet of our lives. Nothing's going to change until we can move these discussions from our blogs to the major media outlets, and from there make them a part of every congressional election, every governor's election, every presidential election. We need to get our elected officials to pick up this cause if there's any hope of change.

After reading the comments and your post I have nothing to add other than to nod in agreement.

On Kennedy, though... I saw all the RIP going around on how he will be missed. My RIP was more like this:

RIP Senator Kennedy. Though it may be difficult where you're going... I hear it's hot there.

I'm so pissed I'm going to go eat the last brownie in the kitchen.

Wait...in SLEEPER, they said chocolate and cigarettes were good for you.

TN you bring up a good point. I don't recall seeing the film. But I do know it is reported that dark chocolate and red wine are good for you. Does this mean a tax break is coming or should I just wait for the stimulus package to stock up?

TN- I loved that movie! Remember the big chicken?

Mom- OK, that's just funny. Maybe they'll hand the out at the health care clinics we'll be visiting with the new plan.

You better watch out...

The "Barf Police" are just around the corner and they have yer number...

So...i guess my lasagne recipe i just posted wouldn't be on your weekly menu...anywhere.

Once upon a time, what happened in America used to happen over here shortly after. Now it seems to be the other way round!

We have had this "Nanny" state for a few years.

We have more "CCTV" per capita than any other country in the world.

We are told what we should eat, how much alcohol we should consume..etc.

Whatever you do, don't forget your "5 a day".

Don't drink more than the recommended "Units of Alcohol".

Do this, Don't do that....etc.

May as well just hibernate!!!

@bx19

Last I heard too much sleep was bad for you, shouldn't sleep more than 5 hours a night.

And these Americans think they've got it bad LOL.

I gave up listening to all these health warnings when I heard that if you drank water at Southend it caused cancer because it was extracted from the Thames and had already been drunk at least 6 times.

Not sure how it works over your side of the pond, but it's not just the 'FOOD POLICE' you have to watch out for. I, at my work place, am not allowed to change a light bulb - because it is against our Health and Safety laws. I was asked to sign a 'CoSHH' (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)- statement, to use WASHING UP LIQUID for God's sake, I've been married 20 years.... I know it stings if it gets in my eyes.... I know to wash it out with 'copious amounts of clean water'.

Nanny State? they haven't started yet.

A very enjoyable post...you need to get angry more often.

Go getcha a copy of Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma and read it.

You'll see that government policies that date back to the Nixon Administration have created a Corn 'n' Soybean Monster in this country. It's why every damn thing we eat has high fructose corn syrup in it.

And as if that's not bad enough, now people are talking about Food-Nannyism? Time to shoot all the politicians, if this happens... or move to Antarctica.

You are exactly right: What ever happened to individual responsibility in this country? What ever happened to our ability to make our own choices, stupid as they may be?

I guess the thought process is, as more and more public money is expended on health care, the Guvvamint will want more and more influence over the things it perceives as influencing our health. Which takes away more and more of our choices.

But they will take my chocolate away only when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers...

Quote:"...What is happening to my Country?"

Simple. We stopped treating Commies as THE ENEMY and as a threat to our way of life. We stood by while they took over damn near every bit of mass-media, our schools from K through PhD, and so on, and so on...

We stood by while our rights were slowly stripped, and our taxes raised until our wives now have to work - thus leaving our children to be raised in the commie-indoctrination centers.

We stood by while the Federal government shredded the Constitution.

We stood by while the welfare-classes - who all have hair extensions, cell phones and french manicures - bred on into their 3rd and 4th generation - still with no job.

We allowed the looters to outnumber the producers - and now the Commies are in charge. The coup is almost complete.

Almost.

For they have now awakened a sleeping giant. The "silent majority" is silent no more.

They will continue with their agenda despite our wrath - for they feel no limits upon their power.

I pray we - in and on - the Right will resist, up to and including our G*d-given right to disband our failed Government and re-institute the one we were given - IF that's what it takes.

That's not up to us - it's up to our enemies.

They're in control.

The coup is almost complete.