The Fat Tax

[The United Republic of New Britannia]

I have an idea.
Lets tax the ITALIAN mayor of Philadelphia for his LATIN spaghetti and meatballs and Pizza and Chicken Marsala and Zinfandel wine.
Yes lets pass a tax on his CULTURE...
HIS LEGAL RIGHT to be Italian... lets tax it.

Lets see how much of that he would go for.
I want to see how much of being taxed for being LATINO European he would go for and put up with.

Since he wants to pass "fat taxes"... lets tax him.
Why are these taxes not being declared unconstitutional because they're illegal, and discriminatory and especially hard hitting on the LATIN cultures of Philadelphia and New York ?

I don't get much of this, possibly because I know a lot of it is rubbish and wrong. Are you suggesting you want to tax a culture because one man happened to approach the issue of taxing the obese more than the rest of the public?

The term "Fat Tax" isn't a tax on obesity.
Its a tax on anything that is commonly eaten and drank today, with particularly harsh consequences for Southern European and Latin American cultures.

[Thermodolia]

I have an idea.
Lets tax the ITALIAN mayor of Philadelphia for his LATIN spaghetti and meatballs and Pizza and Chicken Marsala and Zinfandel wine.
Yes lets pass a tax on his CULTURE...
HIS LEGAL RIGHT to be Italian... lets tax it.

Lets see how much of that he would go for.
I want to see how much of being taxed for being LATINO European he would go for and put up with.

Since he wants to pass "fat taxes"... lets tax him.
Why are these taxes not being declared unconstitutional because they're illegal, and discriminatory and especially hard hitting on the LATIN cultures of Philadelphia and New York ?

I don't get much of this, possibly because I know a lot of it is rubbish and wrong. Are you suggesting you want to tax a culture because one man happened to approach the issue of taxing the obese more than the rest of the public?

No it's probably got nothing to do with the obese and everything to do with the soft drinks tax, or at least that's what me and Ethel think.

[Internationalist Bastard]

This isn't locked yet?

[Risottia]

It doesn't have to originate in Italy to be Italian food, it has to be invented by a person of Italian origin, and have Italian influence.

So when an American with an Italian great-great-grandparent makes an "ARNANI" or "BERSACE" knockoff in America it's a true Italian product.

Yeah. Sure.

[Geoagorist Territory]

Does he have an Italian passport?
Italian-American means "American with some Italian ancestry", not "Italian".

Italians are an ethnic group, not merely a nationality. While I'm certain the standard usage in Italy is more restrictive, this is standard usage outside of Italy.

[Thermodolia]

Don't fuck with Ris when it comes to food. It's not going to go well for you

It doesn't have to originate in Italy to be Italian food, it has to be invented by a person of Italian origin, and have Italian influence.

The Italian food mafia would like to have a word with you

[Shofercia]

It doesn't have to originate in Italy to be Italian food, it has to be invented by a person of Italian origin, and have Italian influence.

To an Italian, it does. American pizza is considered Italian food, and yet most Italians are horrified by it.

[United Socialist Ecuador]

lol.

[Shofercia]

It doesn't have to originate in Italy to be Italian food, it has to be invented by a person of Italian origin, and have Italian influence.

So when an American with an Italian great-great-grandparent makes an "ARNANI" or "BERSACE" knockoff in America it's a true Italian product.

Yeah. Sure.

My favorite was Guuucci

[United Socialist Ecuador]

I don't get much of this, possibly because I know a lot of it is rubbish and wrong. Are you suggesting you want to tax a culture because one man happened to approach the issue of taxing the obese more than the rest of the public?

The term "Fat Tax" isn't a tax on obesity.
Its a tax on anything that is commonly eaten and drank today, with particularly harsh consequences for Southern European and Latin American cultures.

No pls. I really want to eat pizza without being taxed.

[Shofercia]

It doesn't have to originate in Italy to be Italian food, it has to be invented by a person of Italian origin, and have Italian influence.

The Italian food mafia would like to have a word with you

And this is why I recruited Ris. Protection from the Italian Food Mafia. True story, honest!

[The United Republic of New Britannia]

It doesn't have to originate in Italy to be Italian food, it has to be invented by a person of Italian origin, and have Italian influence.

To an Italian, it does. American pizza is considered Italian food, and yet most Italians are horrified by it.

The fact of the matter is that the best Italian American Pizza in the world is served up in Italy.

[Thermodolia]

I don't get much of this, possibly because I know a lot of it is rubbish and wrong. Are you suggesting you want to tax a culture because one man happened to approach the issue of taxing the obese more than the rest of the public?

The term "Fat Tax" isn't a tax on obesity.
Its a tax on anything that is commonly eaten and drank today, with particularly harsh consequences for Southern European and Latin American cultures.

Why just Southern Europe and Latin America? Northern European food can be just as fattening if not more so.

[Neutraligon]

So are you complaining about the fact that some foods are taxed while others are not?

[Internationalist Bastard]

So are you complaining about the fact that some foods are taxed while others are not?

I think he's upset about Italians? Maybe like a WASPy thing?

[Thermodolia]

To an Italian, it does. American pizza is considered Italian food, and yet most Italians are horrified by it.

The fact of the matter is that the best Italian American Pizza in the world is served up in Italy.

No. No it's not. The Italians would think that kind of concoction would be a sin against god.

[United Socialist Ecuador]

Weird.
I love me some Chinese food. And you guys wouldn't like to tax sushi or ribs?

[Thermodolia]

So are you complaining about the fact that some foods are taxed while others are not?

I think he's upset about Italians? Maybe like a WASPy thing?

Well nobody really likes British food so... jealousy much?

[Shamhnan Insir]

I don't get much of this, possibly because I know a lot of it is rubbish and wrong. Are you suggesting you want to tax a culture because one man happened to approach the issue of taxing the obese more than the rest of the public?

The term "Fat Tax" isn't a tax on obesity.
Its a tax on anything that is commonly eaten and drank today, with particularly harsh consequences for Southern European and Latin American cultures.

I'm led to believe this is in reference to a sugar tax. Please highlight where in southern european and latin american cuisine there are excessive amounts of sugar. I understand that like South Africa, the US has the habit of adding sugar to everything deemed consumable.

[Neutraligon]

The fact of the matter is that the best Italian American Pizza in the world is served up in Italy.

No. No it's not. The Italians would think that kind of concoction would be a sin against god.

Hmm, best I have had was in Boston Regina's...yumm. Didn't have any pizza while in Italy. In fact, I don't recall seeing that many pizza shops, and those I did see where mostly visited by Americans or had the sign authentic American pizza.

[Internationalist Bastard]

I think he's upset about Italians? Maybe like a WASPy thing?

Well nobody really likes British food so... jealousy much?

Well,sandwiches are good

[Neutraligon]

I think he's upset about Italians? Maybe like a WASPy thing?

Well nobody really likes British food so... jealousy much?

I do. Clotted cream and jam is delicious.

[Thermodolia]

No. No it's not. The Italians would think that kind of concoction would be a sin against god.

Hmm, best I have had was in Boston Regina's...yumm. Didn't have any pizza while in Italy. In fact, I don't recall seeing that many pizza shops, and those I did see where mostly visited by Americans or had the sign authentic American pizza.

Ego pizza isn't Italian

[Neutraligon]

Hmm, best I have had was in Boston Regina's...yumm. Didn't have any pizza while in Italy. In fact, I don't recall seeing that many pizza shops, and those I did see where mostly visited by Americans or had the sign authentic American pizza.

Ego pizza isn't Italian

Was kinda like the fortune cookie in China.

[The United Republic of New Britannia]

The term "Fat Tax" isn't a tax on obesity.
Its a tax on anything that is commonly eaten and drank today, with particularly harsh consequences for Southern European and Latin American cultures.

I'm led to believe this is in reference to a sugar tax. Please highlight where in southern european and latin american cuisine there are excessive amounts of sugar. I understand that like South Africa, the US has the habit of adding sugar to everything deemed consumable.

The dessert section of Latin cultures are thousands of calories and hundreds and hundreds, or thousands of grams of sugar.
Sugar is a main crop of Latin America.
The Pasta eaten by Italians and now all latin cultures to one extent or another, is also high in sugar content.
The breads eaten by Latin Europeans and Latin Americans are not even like American sliced bread.... these rolls from europe weigh a ton which is also sugar.

Chocolate is also a huge thing in Latin Culture, as is WINE.