Punitive Soda Taxes Punish the Poor
Fundamental to the liberal pose is an ostentatious concern for the well-being of the poor. However, few if any liberal policies benefit the poor in the long run, and many directly hurt them. Punitive soda taxes, a current fad on the left, are a prime example:
The Tax Foundation analyzed household consumption data from Nielsen and found as income increases, soda consumption decreases. Those consuming the most soda, and therefore affected by soda taxes, fall into lower-income tax brackets.
Punitive soda taxes have been imposed in liberal-dominated locales such as Seattle, Berkeley, San Francisco, Oakland, and Philadelphia, where they make soda more expensive than beer and where the proceeds are wasted. Encouragingly, Cook County, Illinois repealed its soda tax due to public outcry.
Though a national soda tax is currently unlikely with a Republican-controlled Congress, if a tax was adopted in the future, it would target Middle America the most.
That’s why you can expect one to hit the next time Democrats get the upper hand in Washington.
On a tip from Kim F.
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