tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6735455072462174467..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: A fat-headed taxCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87983167946309997202011-02-02T19:10:35.376+00:002011-02-02T19:10:35.376+00:00This has the mark of one of those 'winterval&#...This has the mark of one of those 'winterval' type stories. Hack-journalist fiction of the worst kind.Paul Garrardhttp://www.realaleblog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90022627840178384642011-02-02T10:58:50.712+00:002011-02-02T10:58:50.712+00:00I learned from the Metro that food makes you fatte...I learned from the Metro that food makes you fatter if you take it off the premises rather than sit down inside and eat it. No tax to pay if you have sufficient inside seating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89648343149153939712011-02-02T10:29:02.990+00:002011-02-02T10:29:02.990+00:00It's exactly the same logic as taxing alcohol ...It's exactly the same logic as taxing alcohol to reduce problem drinking and I would expect it to be just as effective.Séan Billingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347677720588826886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89002917716528512132011-02-02T09:55:06.998+00:002011-02-02T09:55:06.998+00:00Its all for our own good of course!Its all for our own good of course!The Lizard Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998390126043527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-82539918503171937042011-02-01T20:52:32.613+00:002011-02-01T20:52:32.613+00:00It is in fact currently controlled by the LibDems,...It is in fact currently controlled by the LibDems, although I expect that will change come May.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15538590118556706882011-02-01T20:49:26.048+00:002011-02-01T20:49:26.048+00:00Oldham. The land of the donkey's that vote Lab...Oldham. The land of the donkey's that vote Labour because their dad did, that Oldham?Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62454241712150135092011-02-01T18:40:22.866+00:002011-02-01T18:40:22.866+00:00They are truly mental.
Even if it were desirable...They are truly mental. <br /><br />Even if it were desirable to reduce the amount of takeaways that people eat, and even if the tax were legally enforceable, what difference would £1,000 make to a small business which is already paying £100,000s in VAT, PAYE and so on every year?<br /><br />Answer = zilch.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com