Steelplate
Bluesman
Cool idea! Let's make those who exercise regularly pay more for food.Going back to the whole gas prices go up in summer because people go on vacation, by your logic, you should be able to ban other people going on vacation when you want to, because thier action raises prices.
Do you see the logical pitfall you just fell in?
yep... I do. You are right. That would be silly to ban vacations... Ok let me rephrase that..
You see, the problem is that you can't see that CONSUMPTION of resources drives up the cost for everyone. I'll tell you what... you can have your SUV... but you should pay a higher cost for fuel. Why should I subsidize your excess?
Let's make those who have green lawns pay more for water.
Let's make those who are attractive pay more for cosmetics.
Let's make those who are students pay more for books.
Let's make those who wear white pay more for bleach.
Etc.
Actually... the obese should pay more for food
Green lawns are as much a matter of climate as anything.
Ugly people need Cosmetics more than pretty folk.
Students already pay outrageous prices for books.. have you priced a textbook lately? Better to go after Harlequin trash novels.
the bleach thing? eh.. we all use it.
The bottom line is all things aren't equal when it comes to consumption. There's not a crisis for people buying all those other things... but fuel prices are killing many middle class and working class families. A lot of that has to do with CONSUMPTION.