Opinion: Illinois sugar tax won't solve much

[monocle_layton]

Teeqoz said:

monocle_layton said:

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hearing-thursday-on-restraining-order-to-stop-cook-county-soda-tax/

 

"That penny-an-ounce tax, approved in November, covers carbonated soft drinks, whether sweetened with sugar or a substitute such as aspartame. It also covers sports drinks and energy drinks. Fruit drinks will be taxed, too — but 100 percent fruit juice drinks are exempt."

 

Would a starbucks coffee be considered an energy drink?

I just googled Starbucks + illinois beverage tax, which provided results saying some Starbucks bevs wouuld be affected but apparently Starbucks sells some energy drinks so it might just be that. But I do know that in some of the other places that have approved a beverage tax, it will include stuff like sugary coffe drinks (such as in Seattle).

Guess we'll wait and see. I know the taxes on cigars has resulted in smoking decreasing. I wonder if people will drink less sugary drinks.

 

How anyone drinks stuff from Starbucks is beyond me. 50+ grams of sugar and loads of caffeine is flat-out disgusting