New York isn’t the only place where politicians are pushing for a soda tax. Cash-strapped legislatures around the country are increasingly looking to soda taxes as a politically palatable way to raise funds under the guise of public health initiative.
Of course such a tax would hurt the poor most of all. But just because you [...]
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A soda tax will hit your frappuccino too [soda tax]
Stock up on Coke, the soda tax is coming
The New York Health Department is apparently ready to move forward with plans for a soda tax, according to a report in the New York Post.
“It’s time to get it done,” State Health Commissioner Richard Daines told the Daily News. “We’ve talked about it, the evidence for health benefits is getting a lot stronger, and [...]
New Yorkers oppose soda tax, prohibition [poll]
Earlier this week I wrote about Governor Patterson’s effort to overturn some of New York’s absurd blue laws and allow wine sales in grocery stores.
Unsurprisingly, the proposal seems popular. According to a new poll out by Siena College, 58 percent of New Yorker’s support the plan. 38 percent of respondents opposed the idea.
The poll also [...]
The soda tax is dead. Long live Free Refills! [victory]
Just a few months ago it seemed like free refills were at risk.
The threat came in the form of a proposed soda tax. The tofu-and sushi types thought they had the votes in Congress to slap a cent-per-ounce tax on soft drinks and sugary beverages. And they thought the healthcare reform bill making its way [...]
Will the soda tax drive New Yorkers to the bottle?
Governor Patterson’s cent-per-ounce soda tax might be the most regressive new tax proposal around (as was pointed out in a previous post by commenter John), but it still has a silver lining—at least for the beer companies.
The New York Times’ City Room Blog reports that if passed, the soda tax would make some six-packs of [...]
Are soda taxes coming to NYC? [action alert]
Last summer the sushi-and-tofu crowd tried to get Congress to pass soda taxes as part of the healthcare legislation.
Of course, levying extra taxes on American staples like Coca-Cola and orange juice is about as popular as a tax on Christmas cards so the proposal didn’t really go anywhere. But now it appears that the state [...]
Forget the coke tax, how much money would a salad tax raise?
Since backers of the soda tax can’t seem to convince anyone that a cent-per-ounce surcharge is going to solve America’s obesity problem, they’ve decided to switch to new talking points. Now the sushi-and-tofu types who are behind this scheme are painting a soda tax as the cure to just about every state, city and local [...]
Forget the soda tax, it’s time for a salad tax!
For the last few weeks, the tofu-and-sushi-eating crowd has been pushing to slap new taxes on soda and juice drinks in an effort to regulate what we eat. They say that sugary drinks are a public health issue because drinking too many can make you fat.
It is certainly true that consuming excessive amounts of any [...]
Americans don’t support soda taxes [polls]
The Yoga and Tofu set are pushing hard to get new taxes slapped on soda and juice drinks, but the American people aren’t buying it. That is according to a new poll released by 60 Minutes and Vanity Fair.
The poll, which surveyed 1,097 adults, found that only 7 percent of Americans support taxing coke as [...]
European-style soda taxes make inroads
Maybe the reason they don’t have free refills in Europe is because of the punitive taxes many European governments levy on refreshing soft drinks. If that is the case, then we have reason to be worried.
A recent article on Slate.com argued that although proposals to tax coke seem to have stalled at the national level, [...]
