OTHER OPINIONS : Ponder a soda tax
Posted: September 29, 2009 at 6:53 a.m.
If government can levy taxes on tobacco products to generate not only revenue but confer public health benefits with respect to smoking rates, why not apply the same principle to taxing sugary soft drinks to raise funds for health-care reform while fighting obesity? Obviously, the beverage industry has plenty of reasons to oppose the proposal, but strong advocates in the medical community make the idea one worth considering.
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Opinion, Pages 4 on 09/29/2009
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