I just published “Soft Drinks Are Killing You, So Why Don’t We Have A Sugar Tax Already?” https://medium.com/p/soft-drinks-are-killing-you-so-why-dont-we-have-a-sugar-tax-already-60060de4aeb9 …
True, but it shows that the minor increase in price led to a significant drop in purchasing - arguably not regressive
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As opposed to, say, increases in tobacco excise, which tend not to decrease purchasing much in the poorest groupshttps://twitter.com/GidMK/status/926291791095230464 …
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My state (WA) has ^^ regressive cig/liquor/pot/lottery taxes because we lack a state income tax. Easy to pass, but hit powerless hard
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True about result, but don't conflate the behavioral effect with the regressive nature of the tax. Med ethics would talk about justice here.
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