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Doomy_Tunes

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2. Don't tax sugar-free

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:30 PM

Jul 2017

Good idea to tax sugar, or even more worse is HFCS.

I think an excise tax works best and show the price on the shelf so people will be aware of the difference and not surprise them at the register.

Boulder, & Berkeley don't tax sugar-free and this encourages innovation as we're already see taking place in the U.K. as reformulations reduce sugar content.

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A new tax on sodas, sugary drinks? It might be part of Illinois budget deal [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2017 OP

Everyone is fine with The_Voice_of_Reason Jan 2017 #1

Don't tax sugar-free Doomy_Tunes Jul 2017 #2

so does cook county pay twice then? mopinko Jul 2017 #3