re: #781 Racer X

It’s all about generating revenue, and has nothing to do with health. A soda tax will not deter soft drink consumption; a soda tax will do nothing to slow down obesity or disease. It’s all about the money. Period.

I don’t imagine it will really do anything major in terms of addressing the epidemic of obesity in this country…but if we are taxing the hell out of tobacco, I honestly can’t see any problem with collecting a couple of cents on HFCS-laden drinks which are contributing to a public health crisis nearly in the same league as the effects of smoking. At least we are not taking advantage of physical addictions like we do with cigs and booze!