Seattle Mayor Taxes Diet Soda Because ‘Affluent White People Drink More Of It’

thegatewaypundit.com ^ | May 7th, 2017

[bus man]

Guess they never thought of the fact that affluent white people will just drive outside the city limits and buy a large supply every so often, skirting the mayor’s white guilt tax.

Yes, but this being Seattle, they will applaud the mayor for sticking it to the evil white people such as themselves. They will wholeheartedly approve of his tax, and each one will assume that everyone else is paying it, so it's OK for themselves to head across the city line to avoid it. Later on, when the collected revenues fall far short of expectations, they will cheer when the mayor doubles the tax. And luckily (they will tell themselves), everyone else is paying it, while they alone buy their sodas outside of the city . . . because their own circumstances are unique and special, unlike everyone elses.

[SaraJohnson]

Affluent people drink sparkling grape juice and snap. This is just a tax excuse from lying bureaucrats.

[blam]

57% of Black women in the USA are obese...not over weight, obese!

But...we don't need the government passing laws to address it.

[SaveFerris]

Nicely-played. Man, I hate diet soda but I didn’t know it was part of my white privilege. I must not be getting the newsletter or something. But I’m certain I get no special treatment from society. I’ve got stories about that!

[SaveFerris]

[If only it were sugar - people would be less obese. It’s corn syrup.]

I believe that is absolutely correct.

[SaveFerris]

When the West started “normalizing” this mental illness, it started its decline.

The very same media that pushed Obama on the USA, is pushing the lunacy of Bruce Jenner, who should be under immediate care.

And as Glenn Beck started going wacko, he jumped on board. Signs of things to come (as we saw).

And then Tucker Carlson had this freak on? SMH

[Frank_2001]

“Tax Starbucks Drinks”

In Seattle??? Political suicide!!! /s;)

[bobcat62]

You’re right. They’d need to tax Tully’s and Seattle’s Best as well. ;-)