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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Communists
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Hardly. Communists would promote equal sugar consumption by everyone :-)
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It is interesting to see sugar consumption decline, presumably in response to the taxes though. I thought it would simply make poor people poorer, as many taxes or subsidies have the effect of being regressive.
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Well, it's a choice, isn't it? No reason in the world that anyone, rich or poor, actually HAS to consume sugar-laden drinks, is there? Indeed, if people didn't spend their money on such things, they might be a bit less poor*, no?
I may be selfish, but if the government has to tax something, I'd much rather it was something, like tobacco, state lotteries, or soft drinks, that I don't use anyway.
*Per google, the average American drinks about 45 gallons of soda per year. That's 480 12-ounce cans, or 80 sixpacks. WalMart has a sixpack of Coca-Cola for $2.50, so $200 per year.