Stricter labeling urged for bottled waterI have a better idea. How taxing the shit out of it?
Wed Jul 8, 7:41 PM ETSent 1,564 times
Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free from the tap because the two are regulated differently, congressional investigators and nonprofit researchers say in new reports.
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Lawmakers keep doing stupid shit like adding taxes cigarettes - which, here in Nevada, is what pays for 'free' children's healthcare and some college scholarships. And all because they're unhealthy or an unnecessary habit. Then they pass laws outlawing smoking in tons of places, so all of a sudden that revenue goes down.
Then they add taxes to sodas and other foods because they're unnecessary or unhealthy.
Then they add taxes to hotel rooms which raises the cost of rooms when tourism is already down.
If bottled water is so unnecessary and the production of it is so bad for the environment, how about taxing the fuck out of it? People can buy a refillable water bottle at the local Super Big Box store and refill the thing from a 1 gallon jug, or a filter on their fridge, or a Britta, or a Sparklettes cooler, or whatever the hell people used to do back in the old days before there was the store bought shit.
I'm guessing we wouldn't even need a fucked up carbon footprint tax if we did this.
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They already want to do that because of the impact of plastic bottles in landfills.
I use bottled water when I go camping or on driving trips but stick to filtered at home.
Exactly. I do too. No need to pay for the convenience.
Strange Nevada has sin taxes on cigs, but they allow whore houses. I bet they tax them, too. I'd love to see the tax schedule on that one.
Sounds like somebody needs a hug.
Prostitution is HEAVILY regulated. It is legal in only a few of Nevada counties. Clark - where Las Vegas is located - isn't one of them.
And yes, there is an 'entertainment' tax on it.
Mark,
You're right. AlGore does.
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