re: #707 lawhawk

This is the kind of tax that wont die; now US Senators are taking up the idea of imposing a national sales tax on sodas and other sugared beverages. It is supposed to raise $24 billion in revenues over 4 years, but bear in mind that the Medicare prescription drug program costs $1.2 trillion over 10 years - and that is just a fraction of the health care costs.

There’s no way that soda taxes would raise sufficient revenues for Obama’s health care proposals, but that isn’t the point.

It’s about nanny staters having their way and dictating what you can or can’t consume.

It’s also about Obama’s promise not to raise taxes on most Americans, but we know that Obama’s pronouncements come with expiration dates.

Touch my soda and its revolution time! I need my caffeine!