[AnotherUnixGeek]

Diet soda contains chemicals found in rust remover

Which chemical? Water? Tannic acid - the same substance found in grapes?

This kind of hysteria really needs to stop. I'll drink soda if I please, and I will vote against any political worm who tries to tax it.

[greeneyes]

I oppose all such taxes too. I’ll drink what I want and when I want. That said, I stopped drinking soda because of the sugar, and I didn’t want to use artificial sweeteners.

The taste buds adjust. I drink unsweetened tea, and unsweetened lemonade. No cream or sugar in coffee. I like it that way. Other people like to drink stuff with lots of sugar, that’s up to them. Get the dang Government out of our everyday life, and stop their “nudging” with these crappy taxes.