Trump's fault.
Same reason I oppose LePage’s soda ban.
Politicians of the Left and Right need to stop micromanaging our lives.
We don’t need to be treated like children. My freedom to make bad choices is part of being American.
Didn’t they try this in NY?
How does Philly get away with their “city wage tax”?
This is a 3.5% (if I recall correctly) levied on anyone who works or lives within city limits.
Doesn’t this tax also violate the state’s preemption clause?
Not to support this tax in any way, but the supposed intent of the tax is meant to discourage consumption due to high prices. Thus, the “regressive” nature of the tax that is so “unfair”, is exactly what the architects designed.
Since when has that ever stopped them?
Obamacare rate hikes, soda tax in PA, gasoline tax in NJ...the real economy never recovered from 2008; this may well send us over the edge.
Mind you, if the actual intent of the tax is to impose a regularly recurring consumption based tax on those with a psychological addiction to soft drinks just to raise tax revenues, then they’ll readily achieve their purpose. Just like lottery tickets.
The Kennedys got rich bootlegging alcohol. Maybe a new generation of ‘statesmen’ can get their start bootlegging sodas.
Hey , I got a warehouse just outside town ,No Tax
NJ’s new gas tax is also going to be very unpopular come this Friday. 23 cents per gallon. Sure hope that does not include heating fuel or I will be paying an extra 115 dollars just in taxes to fill up my tank for the winter.
The Liberals think they can Tax the guts out of things people use every day and instantly they stop using ,never mind about people losing their jobs and no items to Tax
The rate is high enough that only single sales of say 12 to 20 oz. containers will be common in the city.
For larger sizes, people will stock up in the suburbs.
It might backfire for that reason.
The city might consider a say a seven ounce per container exemption. That might trigger a switch to 10 to 12 oz containers (and prevent the stockpiling [and consumption] of large container soda supplies).
Government is not free.
It has to be paid for, preferably by the people getting the services in proportion to the amount of services received.
Even paying the tax on a two-liter bottle each day, most Philly residents will be getting far more in government services than they pay in taxes.
You get the government you vote for.
I think this is stupid but seems no different than the other ‘sin’ taxes that have been commonly enacted and generally accepted by society (cigs, beer, the abnormally high rates of taxation on casinos, etc).
Once again government needs to stop using taxes as a means of social engineering and stick to limited legitimate services and get the heck out of the way otherwise
From looking at a map, Philadelphia looks like a long and narrow city - with a narrow jut-out in the middle....Looks like it’s only 4 miles, at most, to leave it - buy soda - and come back.
Such a stupid tax that will backfire on these politicians and lower other revenue with lost sales from city businesses.
How is it NOT legal?
Didn't they pass a LAW??
Oh; like the 'tax' on tobacco products?
The alcoholic stuff; too?
anyone check the HOTEL tax lately?
Uniform my ass!