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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Jan 6

    Health Minister Greg Hunt dismisses AMA calls for a sugary drinks tax to tackle obesity, saying it would only push up grocery bills http://bit.ly/2CKI2No pic.twitter.com/eyUo2vsl0Y

    6:44 PM - 6 Jan 2018
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      1. Karl Neubauer‏ @KarlNeubauer Jan 6
        Replying to @australian

        Actually, it would make this place even more of a #NannyState

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      1. Tech Writer‏ @lifeskillwriter Jun 25
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        But wait there's morehttps://www.dropbox.com/s/05okcvd7hzk0tc6/bodyweight-life-skills.pdf?dl=0 …

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      2. frank murray‏ @FranklyMurray Jan 7
        Replying to @australian

        Gov & Opposition. both protecting unhealthy drink industry as they did Tobacco years ago Pepsi sells 2 ltr $1 in South America Obisitury

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      3. frank murray‏ @FranklyMurray Jan 7
        Replying to @FranklyMurray @australian

        Make that obesity Pepsi scum

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      1. I Vote Yes.... for Tax Equality‏ @hongandbo Jan 7
        Replying to @australian

        I Vote Yes.... for Tax Equality Retweeted I Vote Yes.... for Tax Equality

        https://twitter.com/hongandbo/status/949922373167230976 …

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        I Vote Yes.... for Tax Equality @hongandbo
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        Repeated anal sex ✔ Sugary drinks ❌ The AMA.
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      1. tayuschka‏ @tayuschka2 Jan 6
        Replying to @australian

        Typical

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      1. Reggie‏ @valavolo Jan 6
        Replying to @australian

        Quite right. Of course grocery bills would increase as there are many, many items that have sugar in them, not only soft drinks. NO TAX.

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      1. Phil‏ @PhilHarlett Jan 6
        Replying to @australian

        I’m glad we ignored that logic when we pushed up the price of tobacco to save people from killing themselves by lung cancer

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      1. kev‏ @kevthelip Jan 6
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        Are you sure these people are smart enough to sit in parliament really ?

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      1. OzSense‏ @OzSpam Jan 6
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        I think he said the same about power bills as in doing something about the power companies in one of his other ministerial jobs.

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      1. Talia‏ @Talia93596129 Jan 6
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        There was no obesity crisis 100 years ago, yet people ate candy by the store. They keep telling us how trim our passed on loved ones were. Go figure.

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      1. John Rainbow‏ @lunarbow Jan 6
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        Surely raising the grocery bills is the intention

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      1. heath thornton‏ @heathlt71 Jan 6
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        Oh mr Greg hunt that is not an argument at all, plz think before u open yr mouth thank u

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      2. Rolo Tamasi‏ @RoloTamasi1 Jan 6
        Replying to @australian

        @BBCPropaganda someone has some sense

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      3. Ⓑig Ⓑag of Ⓒrisps‏ @BBCPropaganda Jan 7
        Replying to @RoloTamasi1 @australian

        In Australia, not the UK. We are part of the Bilderberg Empire, Aus is only a colony with ideas above it's station.

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      1. Happyalways‏ @unhappynow Jan 6
        Replying to @australian

        If you are not smart enough to know that coke, Pepsi, Fanta, etc are products which have sugar in them, then you enjoy the outcome of the product. Drink water, it’s all you need!

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