TheJackal Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 My brother told me this quickly when i was picking him up from a concert last night. he said that Australlia is supposedly trying to raise the tax on Fast Food by 20% and making stoping all american fast food chain advertisments. Is this true? If so... GOOD FOR THEM! If they want to protect thier culture, let them tax the corporate monsters! In Canada, we are so close and tied economicaly that if we did anything to protect our culture from the dominant USA, we've be critized for insulting them and get reprocutions. But the Australlians can go ahead and do the exact same thing without a harsh backlash simply because they are neighboors. Anyways. I just wanted to know if this is true and get maybe a opinion from an Australian on this forum.
Acrylic Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 They should raise taxes here in the US. Too many obese people here. And plus, my dad used to go to mcdonalds, hes skinny, but he got a heart attack from eating there all the time. (Hes still alive though. )
Lynk Former Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 First I've heard of this... I hope we are though!!
Mandalorian54 Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Hun......that's silly, why would anyone do that? It's probably just pathetic gossip. Who cares. but um....your all silly and go spam!
RoguePhotonic Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Are you kidding?....fast food costs big bucks already...they better not raise it up higher!!!!
Acrylic Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mandolorian54 What about subway? I consider Subway...Medium Food. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE Subway!!!!
Mandalorian54 Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 yeah, subway's good. But it's like the most expensive fast food ever. I also like Wendies, and Harveys, and pizza pizza, and 1 for 1 pizza, and Tim Hortons, and .......... okay:( But MC is evil, man the little kids piss in the play structure all the time, you have to clean it out every five minuets....those little devil children!
Lynk Former Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Medium food is good, but Slow food is the best, ain't nothin like food that's cooked PROPERLY. Not this fast food crap. If the price of fast food is raised because of taxes I say GOOD! LET THE ****ERS BURN!!
Mandalorian54 Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Hey man, you should get counciling or somthing. If fast food was so lousy then no one would eat it and it would go out of buissness. But guess what? You guessed it!
Quotation Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mandolorian54 Bah! YOU'RE EVIL!!! Don't say that....It'll only make him worse.......
ET Warrior Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mandolorian54 Bah! YOUR EVIL!!! His evil what? You didn't finish that sentence. What of his is evil? Or perhaps you mean You're evil..........as in you are evil.....that's probably it.. I dont think he has anything evil anyways...just himself.
TheJackal Posted June 6, 2003 Author Posted June 6, 2003 I'll have to read the french canadian magazine that my brother says in which it has an article on it. But if it IS true. Its probebly not because "fast food is evil" but because the corporate giants are buying out local and native brands. which makes sence to make foreing fast food giants (including subway) to pay more money to be able to do business in a country. the point of this thing would probebly to favor the local economy and culture, instead of letting the take overs reing crazy and putting great restaurants out of business because the burger at McDonalds is cheaper. In my opinion, i hate comfert food. I dont want to be able to find the same crappy burger/sandwich wherever i go! thats why people travel! To get out of where you come from. to escape your world and visite the world of someone else. anyways. thats my two cents.
BCanr2d2 Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 I live in Australia, and I haven't heard about this yet. I severly doubt it is going to happen, all of a sudden, McDonalds, PepsiCo(who owns KFC/Pizza Hut) would change to how they are specified as to what type of company they are, to avoid it.
GonkH8er Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 I'll clear all of this up now. No. It's not true. My last name's McDonald, so if anyone knows, it's ME
Mandalorian54 Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Listen to all this resonable talk, that's right. What would raising tax do, and how can they only raise the tax on fast food? That's ubsurd and illogical. By the way, does your brother do drugs?
leXX Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by Mandolorian54 By the way, does your brother do drugs? That is completely out of order. I'd watch your step if I were you. I would suggest you take that comment back and apologise.
Surfnshannon Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 maybe someone in the news is in trouble for drugs named mcdonald... anyways I love fast food but alas..>I'm on a diet. Bah! I live in CA where EVERYWHERE you turn there is a friggin Micky D's or In and Out. Basically....it cost you more to make dinner than it does to run to Taco bell and buy a couple of Taco's. Its all about convience. People will still pay big bucks for fast food.
Lynk Former Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 There ain't nothing like a good home cooked meal!!
Surfnshannon Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 nothin says lovin like somethin from the oven... Vive le Chalupas!
Lynk Former Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 Originally posted by STTCT nothin says lovin like somethin from the oven... mmmmmmmm pie...
Surfnshannon Posted June 6, 2003 Posted June 6, 2003 hugs her finding nemo toy from mc donalds alas...I've succomed to the temptation of marketing...
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