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An Illinois lawmaker has proposed eliminating the $2,000 tax deduction for parents of obese children. What do your readers think of that idea? Ask them in an online poll. Here's a sample question:
Do you think parents of obese children should lose their standard $2,000 tax deduction, as proposed by a lawmaker?
- Yes, maybe the parents would think of healthier options for their children if that $2,000 tax deduction went away.
- While we need to think of something to stem the growing obesity problem in our nation, taxing parents doesn't seem like the right approach. We need to educate parents and children on healthy food and exercise programs, and we need to make sure healthy options are available and affordable in low-income areas.
- That's just a crazy proposal. What about kids who have glandular problems? And what about the fact that lower-income families often don't have access to the same foods and programs that wealthier families do? This is another effort to in essence raise taxes on people who are barely getting by as it is.
Be sure to promote your online poll in your newspaper and run results of the last poll at the same time. Also, you can promote your poll on Facebook as long as you've attached the poll to a story in Zope.
An Illinois lawmaker has proposed eliminating the $2,000 tax deduction for parents of obese children. What do your readers think of that idea? Ask them in an online poll. Here's a sample question:
Do you think parents of obese children should lose their standard $2,000 tax deduction, as proposed by a lawmaker?
- Yes, maybe the parents would think of healthier options for their children if that $2,000 tax deduction went away.
- While we need to think of something to stem the growing obesity problem in our nation, taxing parents doesn't seem like the right approach. We need to educate parents and children on healthy food and exercise programs, and we need to make sure healthy options are available and affordable in low-income areas.
- That's just a crazy proposal. What about kids who have glandular problems? And what about the fact that lower-income families often don't have access to the same foods and programs that wealthier families do? This is another effort to in essence raise taxes on people who are barely getting by as it is.
Be sure to promote your online poll in your newspaper and run results of the last poll at the same time. Also, you can promote your poll on Facebook as long as you've attached the poll to a story in Zope.
