Posted on 01/13/2017 12:39:16 PM PST by oblomov
Who is stupider than liberals?
Sheeple who listen to liberals and believe what they say without question.
What did this moron expect?
Recall the idiot.
Listening to the Philly talk stations, they question if folks living near border areas will go outside of the city to purchase soda.. Thats it, thats the discussion. I’d say yes, they will buy the soda and every other item at stores outside the City, not just the darn soda. Save 1% sales tax to boot, I think it’s an added 1%?
The expected the increase to be spread over the total purchase
100% of Democrats are economic illiterates.
That's how we get Democrat politicians in Democrat strongholds.
Uh-oh. How long until some enterprising Freddie Gray-type dies while selling “loosie” single cans of Pepsi and the city gets burned down?
"While concentrates or syrups are also taxed, their tax rate is based on the final beverage produced, not the raw syrup or concentrate."
If the city wants 0 cents more for a 20 oz soda and the retailer raises his shelf price by 25 cents, that is, of course, unconscionable price gouging.
If the city wants 0 cents more for a 20 oz soda and the retailer raises his shelf price by 25 cents, that is, of course, unconscionable price gouging.
So Mayor Kenney’s economics degree is from the University of Caracas?
In a market economy “price gouging” is a term with no meaning. It is relevant only to monopolies and cartels.
“Sugary drinks”
Bloomberg invented that term like all leftists do when trying to shove their fascism down peoples throats. It’s freakin SODA. We don’t call ice cream “sugary cream”, we don’t call cookies “sugary dough”, we don’t call candy “sugary chocalate”.
All business taxes are paid by the consumer of the businesses goods and services.
Only two reasons why the meathead Democrats in Pittsburgh won’t try this:
1) Philadelphia is the only “first-class city” in Pennsylvania. So no other city’s home rule charter gives it that power.
2) 80% of Pittsburgh residents are less then five minutes drive from an adjoining jurisdiction.
How many times have I told those on FR that businesses pay NO taxes!?!?
Here is a PERFECT example of a ‘business’ tax being paid by the final consumers.
“Don’t forget the sales tax applies to the increase.”
And according the article this tax on sugary drinks applies at the wholesale level. So one would reasonably expect to see this cost increase not only passed on, but also marked up to maintain profit margins.
TADA!
Quite “Venezuelan”
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