WTF: Softdrinks tax proposed

[brainmafia_310]

Sir dr. D, di ata BIR ang may say dito - in my opinion eto ay isang way to test the water on the recently abolished pdaf. Kaya tignan niyo ang gusto ung specific tax na iyun ay pupunta to rebuild the visayas region, pero di sinabi kung saan pupunta or sino magbenefit sa initial fund. So most likely isang pdaf scheme ito in the making na nakacovert sa improvement.

Tengenang pdaf yan dami umaangal na scholar eh wala pang 1% ang totoong scholar karamihan mga kabit ng pulitiko ang scholar kuno.

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[dr. d]

as i understand it, BIR simply collects taxes. it is congress that institutes new taxes. and yes, you might be right at that pdaf thingee...

[brainmafia_310]

as i understand it, BIR simply collects taxes. it is congress that institutes new taxes. and yes, you might be right at that pdaf thingee...

Yes sir gumagawa na naman ng pagkakaperahan tong mga hudas na to. Sorry sa mga terminology gago kasi tong mga *******ng to sa gobyerno natinm

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[Monseratto]

Wouldn't mind if they tax softdrinks more...

Soda, which is loaded with sugar primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is a leading contributor to the rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases facing Americans.

[Altis6453]

I'd rather they come up with a tax for people employing armed bodyguards. Especially idi0tic ones. Yun ang talagang "sin tax". Diba Mayor Junjun?

[ClaNker]

Ikaw ba yan OB?

Wouldn't mind if they tax softdrinks more...

Soda, which is loaded with sugar primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is a leading contributor to the rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases facing Americans.

[Monseratto]

Ikaw ba yan OB?

Hay naku Coder...

I know a lot of people who drank softdrinks like water who are now 6 feet under...

Bottled softdrinks cost less than mineral water.

[Altis6453]

Hay naku Coder...

I know a lot of people who drank softdrinks like water who are now 6 feet under...

Bottled softdrinks cost less than mineral water.

I agree regarding the ill effect of soft drinks on over all health. But, I don't think the tax is being proposed by this congressman to safeguard our health but more to line his pockets in general by lobbyists.

[vinj]

facepalm.....

[Ry_Tower]

Wouldn't mind if they tax softdrinks more...

Same here, hindi naman ako umiinom na kasi.

But I do think this is absurd. It's double taxation kasi and even though addictive siya, hindi naman ito on the same league as sin tax law imho. My 2 cents.

[Monseratto]

Diabetes leads to kidney failure, amputations and blindness...

[badkuk]

Regarding sugar content: the same can be said for a number of other drinks/food, e.g. candies, "fruit juices", cakes, donuts and other pastries, bubble teas, "coffee drinks", etc.

And how about other unhealthy foods: french fries, lechon, sisig, etc? Shouldn't we tax them as well since they're "bad for our health"?


Don't get me wrong, i do recognize the dangers of an unhealthy diet, and softdrinks/fast foods are suspect #1. If the government really was looking out for the people's health, then it should have banned these foods outright. While we're on the subject, why not ban liquor, cigarettes, etc? Aren't they harmful to our health as well?

But no, they want to tax it. What does that tell you? As long as we get our 10% tax, bahala na kayo sa buhay nyo.

[Altis6453]

Regarding sugar content: the same can be said for a number of other drinks/food, e.g. candies, "fruit juices", cakes, donuts and other pastries, bubble teas, "coffee drinks", etc.

And how about other unhealthy foods: french fries, lechon, sisig, etc? Shouldn't we tax them as well since they're "bad for our health"?


Don't get me wrong, i do recognize the dangers of an unhealthy diet, and softdrinks/fast foods are suspect #1. If the government really was looking out for the people's health, then it should have banned these foods outright. While we're on the subject, why not ban liquor, cigarettes, etc? Aren't they harmful to our health as well?

But no, they want to tax it. What does that tell you? As long as we get our 10% tax, bahala na kayo sa buhay nyo.

Yep. Pretty obvious since the primary purpose of the tax is for "rebuilding places devastated by Tyhpoon Yolanda" and not for purposes of providing subsidized or free health care to the poor who are afflicted with diabetes and other complications arising from diabetes.

I'm sure opportunista lang si congressman kasi nadagdagan ng explanation ng proposed tax bill niya dahil kay Typhoon Yolanda.