A new nationwide Rasmussen Reports survey showed that 70 percent of Americans oppose a national tax on all non-diet soft drinks, while only 18 percent supported the idea of an "obesity tax" on regular soda like the one proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson. This national sentiment echoes the opinion of a strong majority of New York residents who also oppose Gov. Paterson's proposal to tax dozens of non-alcoholic beverages like regular soda, juice drinks and tea. The survey underscores that Americans, who are already struggling toMonday, September 28, 2009
OBESITY TAX
A new nationwide Rasmussen Reports survey showed that 70 percent of Americans oppose a national tax on all non-diet soft drinks, while only 18 percent supported the idea of an "obesity tax" on regular soda like the one proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson. This national sentiment echoes the opinion of a strong majority of New York residents who also oppose Gov. Paterson's proposal to tax dozens of non-alcoholic beverages like regular soda, juice drinks and tea. The survey underscores that Americans, who are already struggling to
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There absolutely needs to be a sugar and high fructose corn syrup tax to offset the massive amount of tax subsidies given to these industries. Either erase the subsidies or levy a tax. Personally, I would prefer to pay the true cost of the food rather than adding another bureaucracy to levy offsetting taxes.
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