Seattle Sugar Tax Raises Soda Prices by 75 Percent

[Weatherman2020]

Where will all the new revenue go? Seattle officials expect a $15 million boost in the first year. Since this was sold as a health initiative, $2 million of that will expand a city program that gives fruit and vegetable vouchers to low-income families. Of course, only $400,000 will go to actual vouchers; the other $1.6 million stays with the government for “administrative costs.”

Seattle Sugar Tax Raises Soda Prices by 75 Percent.

It’s cute that Seattle Leftards actually expect to collect all that revenue, instead of driving soda shoppers outside of city limits.

 

[Political Junky]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

 

[TNHarley]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

Statists know whats best!
I cant wait until they can finally tell me which toilet paper to buy. I get so confused at the store :/

 

[BulletProof]

Poor people are such dumbshits, aren't they? They should be in rebellion against the government taxing them to tell them what to eat.

 

[buckeye45_73]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

so you like regressive taxes...good to know

 

[Mousterian]

It’s cute that Seattle Leftards actually expect to collect all that revenue, instead of driving soda shoppers outside of city limits.

For once, you're right, WM.
These fat fucks have a death wish. Too bad we have to pay for their idiocy.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Sodas are not made with sugar.

Watch the "diet" soda prices go up too.

 

[Mr Natural]

Statists know whats best!

You're damn right we do!

 

[buckeye45_73]

Statists know whats best!

You're damn right we do!

except you all die from AIDS

 

[Cellblock2429]

Where will all the new revenue go? Seattle officials expect a $15 million boost in the first year. Since this was sold as a health initiative, $2 million of that will expand a city program that gives fruit and vegetable vouchers to low-income families. Of course, only $400,000 will go to actual vouchers; the other $1.6 million stays with the government for “administrative costs.”

Seattle Sugar Tax Raises Soda Prices by 75 Percent.

It’s cute that Seattle Leftards actually expect to collect all that revenue, instead of driving soda shoppers outside of city limits.

/----/ Folks can order Coke cans online for about $14.00 per case with free delivery of $45. I guess the City fathers never heard of the Internet thingy.
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[theHawk]

I like how they assume soda sales won’t drop thanks to a huge tax increase.

I rarely drink soda myself anymore and try to stay away from sugars, but taxing them? Ridiculous. Leave it to liberals to find a way to tax even more.

 

[Borillar]

Think most sodas are sweetened with corn syrup, not sugar. IIRC, only Mexican Cokes have real sugar in them. PRobably just another excuse to jack prices up. As another poster stated, watch the prices for diet sodas to go up too.

 

[BULLDOG]

Statists know whats best!

You're damn right we do!

except you all die from AIDS

Only your boyfriends.

 

[BulletProof]

Sodas are not made with sugar.

Watch the "diet" soda prices go up too.

Libtards have been yelling racism because the tax doesn't apply to diet sodas. Whites are more likely to drink diet soda.

If libtards went such shitheads, they'd welcome lazy, obese nggrs being encouraged to switch to diet soda, to be healthier like white people... ignoring that diet soda doesn't seem to be correlated wight weight control.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Where will all the new revenue go? Seattle officials expect a $15 million boost in the first year. Since this was sold as a health initiative, $2 million of that will expand a city program that gives fruit and vegetable vouchers to low-income families. Of course, only $400,000 will go to actual vouchers; the other $1.6 million stays with the government for “administrative costs.”

Seattle Sugar Tax Raises Soda Prices by 75 Percent.

It’s cute that Seattle Leftards actually expect to collect all that revenue, instead of driving soda shoppers outside of city limits.

/----/ I've watched kids open a bottle of soda and add a packet of sugar to it. And does it apply to Diet soda?

 

[Pogo]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

Statists know whats best!
I cant wait until they can finally tell me which toilet paper to buy. I get so confused at the store :/

You buy toilet paper with sugar in it do ya?

Actually that kind of explains a lot.

 

[TNHarley]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

Statists know whats best!
I cant wait until they can finally tell me which toilet paper to buy. I get so confused at the store :/

You buy toilet paper with sugar in it do ya?

Actually that kind of explains a lot.

Of course not. Ya weirdo

 

[Tom Horn]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

Salt is much worse than sugar for you and neither can touch what bread does to your guts....so why not just close down all the fast food restaurants?

 

[Cellblock2429]

Hopefully it cuts down on sugar consumption.

Statists know whats best!
I cant wait until they can finally tell me which toilet paper to buy. I get so confused at the store :/

You buy toilet paper with sugar in it do ya?

Actually that kind of explains a lot.

/----/ You missed his point

 

[Pogo]

Poor people are such dumbshits, aren't they? They should be in rebellion against the government taxing them to tell them what to eat.

You can't "eat" soda. You can drink it but it has no nutritional value anyway.

Do you smoke? Assuming no, do you care how much cigarettes are taxed?