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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 56 minutes ago

"But there isn't even sugar in this!"

"Yeah, but you still suck, so you're paying anyway."

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -4 points 1 hour ago

Why would they exempt things that are harmful to the body and the climate like milk?

[–] linsenchip@piefed.zip 40 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The minister of finance clarified that the tax will not apply to sugar free drinks

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/zuckersteuer-172.html

[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

O lol that's fairly recent tho. Yesterday they were all saying: hurr durr the drinking of sweet tasting things should be curbed and I almost punched the narrator via TCP/IP

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I would definitely support it if somebody wants to tax stevia.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 2 points 30 minutes ago

Nothing other than the aftertaste.

[–] unabart@sh.itjust.works 23 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I’m gonna go broke when they introduce the Spicy Tax.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 8 points 9 hours ago

Fuck you and your döner

  • Bundestag, probably
[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 7 points 10 hours ago

The Union really doing their upmost to have the AFD seem more appealing for the uneducated, reactionary conservatives.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Today I learned y’all dumb as fuck. What’s wrong with the comments?

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