dims want a lot more of this type of taxation ...

They are real.

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To ring in the new year, Seattle implemented a new tax on its residents: the dreaded sugary drink tax. Now, we know just how much the tax will hurt consumers.

Pricing labels at a Seattle Costco have garnered much attention because they show just how much soda and other sugary drinks now cost Seattle residents. A CBS News manager tweeted pictures showing the price increase of two drinks.

Last June, the Seattle city council passed a 1.75 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks. The tax affects sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, juice and other non-milk based products. Non-milk based drinks include many of those sold at Starbucks and other coffee shops. Diet drinks and those from small distributors are exempt from the tax.

Distributors are required to pay the tax. However, the added cost has been directly passed on to consumers in most cases.

The purpose of the tax, Seattle’s progressive leaders allege, is to help thwart people from purchasing the drinks. Much of the tax will be used to fund programs designed to educate young people on making healthy choices.

Do other U.S. cities have a similar tax?
Yes. In 2015, Berkeley, California, became the first U.S. city to implement a sugary drink tax, otherwise known as the “soda tax.”

Many of America’s most progressive cities and municipalities followed suit, including:

Philadelphia
San Francisco and Oakland
Portland, Oregon
Albany, New York
Boulder, Colorado
Cook County, Illinois, where the city of Chicago is located
Maryland and Virginia also levy a statewide soda tax.

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What about that purple drank?

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Must be exempt because of the voting block.

To me that just hurt the sellers of product. Manufacturers don’t care as long as the seller buys at their cost. Live in a liberal world, live with stupid.

frick the poor

Regressive tax bullshite for the cause

If the poor were smarter they would see where they stand in the leftist heirarchy, aha, the reason for shitty public schools that do anything but teach critical thinking!

Only fatasses drink that shite anyway

WGAF

Your avatar reminded me of a conversation.

"They will never ban cigs on planes."
"Well fine but they will never ban cigs at work."
'Damn if they will ban smoking at my cigar shop in the mall."

Ban sugar RFK and save lives and medical cost. If you care I mean.

Looks like an opportunity to bootleg soft/sports drinks in Seattle. Have van, will travel...

I need to open a Gatorade stand in northern Idaho

I wish all types of taxes were labeled in detailed like that everywhere in this country. It would open peoples eyes to how fricked we are getting.