LAWMAKER: Slap parents of fat children with higher taxes...

St. Louis Today ^ | May 10, 2011 | Hannah Hess

[deek69]

An Illinois lawmaker says parents who have obese children should lose their state tax deduction. "It's the parents' responsibility that have obese kids," said state Sen. Shane Cultra, R-Onarga. "Take the tax deduction away for parents that have obese kids." Cultra has not introduced legislation to deny parents the $2,000 standard tax deduction, but he floated the idea Tuesday, when lawmakers took a shot at solving the state's obesity epidemic.

[Pravious]

... and this guy’s on OUR side?!

[unixfox]

I have an idea.

Instead of slapping parents with taxes, why not beat some sense into politicians heads with a baseball bat?

[frogjerk]

Slap politicians that have addictions to OUR MONEY!

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[tallyhoe]

I’ll second that. The legislature has no right telling parents how to raise their children. How ever I am against over feeding your children but that is up to the parents, but don’t go whining to the government wanting a handout for a child that is handicapped!!!!

[Gator113]

This kind of idiotic thinking will be used against all of us.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We need to start taxing legislators for proposing frivolous laws.

[oyez]

One word. “Tapeworm.”

[SERKIT]

R or D, makes no matter in Springpatch....ah the Combine hard at work.

[jocon307]

There’s a pubbie who needs a primary!

[zerosix]

Cultra has not introduced legislation to deny parents the $2,000 standard tax deduction, but he floated the idea Tuesday, when lawmakers took a shot at solving the state's obesity epidemic.

"Liberals, no matter which party, think that making all choices and decisions of Americans subject to their "elite choices" for us (and if we resist, they merely tax us more and put companies out of business that don't play ball)should never be left in the hands of the unwashed public!

[Revolting cat!]

Grate ideer!

[aruanan]

LAWMAKER: Slap parents of fat children with higher taxes...

How about an electoral death penalty for folks like this who propose stupid legislation? Target the moke in the primaries and take him down.

[MARTIAL MONK]

Grate ideer!

Slap yo'sef.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Now just a bleepin minute!

How can we hold the parents solely responsible? If the schools are seeing these corpulent kiddies coming to school and under their watch continue to pump calories into them with the school lunch program, and fail to give them adequate excercise...I think the parents should sue the government schools.

[freedumb2003]

>>... and this guy’s on OUR side?!<<

(R)<>Conservative.

Inside of the next 25 years we will see nanny statism eat up each and every freedom we have been able to keep from the jaws of liberalism.

We will tell out grandchildren about when we could speak freely and choose what we wanted to eat.

[Chickensoup]

Most fat kids have parents who dont pay taxes.

Fool

[netmilsmom]

>>How can we hold the parents solely responsible? If the schools are seeing these corpulent kiddies coming to school and under their watch continue to pump calories into them with the school lunch program, and fail to give them adequate excercise...I think the parents should sue the government schools.<<

You’re my hero!

[Chickensoup]

Inside of the next 25 years we will see nanny statism eat up each and every freedom we have been able to keep from the jaws of liberalism.

We will tell out grandchildren about when we could speak freely and choose what we wanted to eat.

Already here.