by not taxing the sugarfree, would it not lead the "poor and ignorant" to drink something more healthy? no... so tax whitey some more
Posted on 05/07/2017 9:50:14 PM PDT by Helicondelta
Via The Seattle Times:
Mayor Ed Murray’s soda-tax legislation led to criticism it was unfair because white and affluent people tend to drink more diet drinks. The mayor’s revised proposal lowers the tax rate slightly and adds diet soda.
The changes were recommendations that emerged when staff from the mayor’s office and the office of Councilmember Tim Burgess studied disparate impacts the tax could have on people with low incomes and on people of color, according to Murray.
That work involved conversations with community advocates, public-health professionals and business owners, according to the mayor. After Murray’s initial announcement, some suggested the exclusion of beverages with artificial sweeteners would be unfair because affluent white people tend to consume more diet drinks.
The tax, which is meant to fund education for minorities, is undergoing some changes. At first, the tax was to make distributors of sugary drinks pay 2 cents per ounce with the mayor claiming it would bring in $16 million.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
The #1 problem among the poor in the U.S?
Obesity.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/15/food-stamps-billions-spent-junk-food/
He really should check out how a soda tax is working out in Philadelphia.
It seems crazy, when we see one major city seeing some bad unintended consequences from this idea, for another major city to move ahead with it.
And does he really think that Seattle will get the projected $16 million in tax revenue???
He must be taking A-Hole lessons from deBlasio.
“This is how you do it!”
The tax, which is meant to fund education for minorities,
Do you mean to say, that “minorities” in the city of Seattle, don’t currently get educated??? What the heck???
He has it all wrong. He needs to find out what pea-brained Seattle voters drink and tax that. There are a lot more of them than there are affluent whites.
How is this not a racially motivated tax?
Let Seattle become the NEXT DETROIT !
These people never learn. History just repeats itself!
No, from the idiot billionaire Mile Bloomberg. NYC’s previous cretin of a nannystater mayor.
These ass hats think people are stupid, like they won't alter their behavior, to nullify it. The ass hats are the stupid ones.
he is accused by 4 men of sexual abuse....
between the Portland mayor and this lippy dippy Seattle mayor I guess the leftist sheeple have a great bit of sympathy and understanding when it comes to their democrat mayors being gay and abusive....
by not taxing the sugarfree, would it not lead the "poor and ignorant" to drink something more healthy? no... so tax whitey some more
quick by stock in soda stream, people will brew their own soda LOL
Makes perfect sense for Seattle. Tax & punish the rich for under Marxist doctrine they got rich by exploiting the workers.
Yeah, this mayor also proposed an income tax (prohibited by the State Constitution according to the State Supreme Court) on the rich in Seattle.
They are nuts.
Ah, yes. Nanny Bloomberg; The American Soros-Wannabe.
Exactly so.
Truly despicable, self-hating a**hole.
The bigot is facilitating diabetes against Blacks.
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