DIYbanter - View Single Post - Massive 'sugar tax' considered for Chicago...

ZZyXX

On 11/10/16 1:23 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:36:53 -0500, burfordTjustice
wrote:

This will stop the black on black killings....LOL

CHICAGO (AP) €” The debate over whether sugary beverages should be heavily taxed is scheduled

to be taken up by the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago.

Board President Toni Preckwinkle has proposed a tax designed to raise revenue, but it's

being promoted as a way to reduce soda consumption and in turn improve
public health.

The proposed penny-an-ounce tax is facing stiff opposition from the beverage industry.

The American Beverage Association has about $600,000 to oppose it, which
is scheduled to be taken up

Thursday by the county board.

New York City Ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg is spending $1 million in Cook County in support of the tax.

Earlier this year, Philadelphia approved a sugary beverages tax. Voters in San Francisco, Oakland

and Albany, California and Boulder, Colorado approved similar taxes Tuesday.

Do you really think an extra dime will stop people from putting Pepsi
on their EBT card?

it will just force people to drink diet soda, but I do love the idea
that sugary beverages would have to include most artisanal coffees and
lots of drinks at bars and restaurants