The Sweet Soda Tax - Stop Pouring on the Pounds
Over Indulgence of liquid calories consumed has fueled a debate over the health insurance premium increases due to the obesity of the U.S. But one would think that switching to a diet beverage would help people to lose weight only to find that people are eating more and working out less. Not only that Aspartame in diet drinks make us crave carbohydrates, but that’s beside the point. A Health Policy Report states that if we impose a tax on regular soda the consumer will buy less and therefore gain less.
The government wants to control not only the health care program but our diet as well. Yes this would cut into the purchase of sugar-sweetened soda almost 11%, but nowhere in the report does it state it will reduce consumption and reduce the body mass index. Even if it doesn’t reduce obesity they say it is a good idea anyway because the money could fund child obesity programs.
Imposing a tax of .01 per ounce on a 20 ounce drink would increase the cost of the soda by almost 20%. That could raise almost $192 million in one year. This would include not only sugar –sweetened soda but high energy drinks, fruit beverages, sport drinks, flavored water, ready to drink teas and coffees.
The only thing is…isn’t it human nature if someone is trying to make it hard for you to get something the more you want it? And why tax the consumer when it’s the beverage companies that make a profit on offering us products they know will cause health issues. TAX THEM!
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