Poll: A soda tax?

By the Countian Staff
Posted Jul 01, 2009 @ 01:32 PM
Last update Jul 01, 2009 @ 01:49 PM
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In recent weeks, a number of media outlets, including the Associated Press, have reported that U.S. Congressional leaders are considering a new federal tax on soda and other non-alcoholic beverages as a means of paying for health care reform. Several recent editorials have called the tax the first step on a slippery slope toward the taxation of all fattening foods.

 

In recent weeks, a number of media outlets, including the Associated Press, have reported that U.S. Congressional leaders are considering a new federal tax on soda and other non-alcoholic beverages as a means of paying for health care reform. Several recent editorials have called the tax the first step on a slippery slope toward the taxation of all fattening foods.

 

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