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 …
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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Mmmm, but the fact that this tax reduces consumption the most in poorer people also means that they are taxed less from it
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Note that I'm not sure I disagree with this policy, but I'm grading ethics papers tonight, and am in scold mode.
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