One thing I never hear brought up in soda tax discussions is that many overweight and obese people drink DIET soda.
They only want to tax regular soda.
One speculation I have around this subject is that in recent decades more and more people drink diet soda as if it's some kind of magic weight loss drink allowing them to double up on the burgers and fries.
It dosen't really suprise me they are looking at a new "sin" tax on soda. They have pretty much bled the smokers dry and now they are moving on to something new.
One thing I never hear brought up in soda tax discussions is that many overweight and obese people drink DIET soda.
They only want to tax regular soda.
One speculation I have around this subject is that in recent decades more and more people drink diet soda as if it's some kind of magic weight loss drink allowing them to double up on the burgers and fries.
It dosen't really suprise me they are looking at a new "sin" tax on soda. They have pretty much bled the smokers dry and now they are moving on to something new.