Illinois sweetened beverage tax goes into effect July 1st 2017-moved to the 12th now

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spurgeonryan said:

Teeqoz said:
I'm guessing the goal of the bill is to fight obesity. Although maybe if the government would stop subsidizing corn production for corn-syrup, that would make a real difference. Alas...

It's better than nothing.

I feel it is more about money and less about obesity. If that were the case everyone on food stamps would not be immune from this huge tax. Just think of what a case of drink mix is going to cost. One penny for every ounce that it says it can make.

Drink refills at the restaurant are now taxed as well.

This will not stop obesity, but it will make many who are barely not on food stamps, be on food stamps or start to go hungry.

Unless those people start to eat healthy correct? Then they wont have to pay the extra tax? I'd more 100% for this if the money they made from the taxes went into some sort of medicaid program.