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Newsom wants to charge stores that sell sodas
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | September 18, 2009 | Healther Knight

Posted on 09/18/2009 10:03:56 AM PDT by MamaDearest

Snippets: Calling soda the new tobacco, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will introduce legislation this fall that would charge a fee to retailers that sell sugary beverages.

Newsom would need voter approval to tax individual cans of soda and sugary juice, but only needs approval from the Board of Supervisors to levy a fee on retailers. His legislation would charge grocery stores like Safeway and big-box stores, but would not affect restaurants that serve sodas.

Jim Lazarus, vice president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, said the group opposes the soda tax. "Does this mean there's a fee on candy bars, on ice cream, on potato chips?" he asked. "Where do you draw the line?" He added that a small fee - likely to be passed on from the retailer to the consumer - wouldn't be enough to dramatically change people's habits, leading him to believe it's meant to be just another revenue source for the city.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nannystate; newsom; sodas; stores
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People are losing their jobs, stores are cutting back, the economy is in the toilet, and Newsom wants to create even more chaos for those who take comfort in an occasional soft drink....
1 posted on 09/18/2009 10:03:57 AM PDT by MamaDearest
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would not affect retaurants that serve soda.....

... so whats the point... hurt the poor??


2 posted on 09/18/2009 10:06:02 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com ............. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: MamaDearest
I detest NANNY-STATERS.

Newsome is just as bad as Bloomberg.

3 posted on 09/18/2009 10:07:48 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: MamaDearest
Is there anyone including those who advocate for this approach who honestly believes that a small tax increase on soda pops is going to cause people to either quit drinking or reduce the amount they drink? Do they really think we are that stupid. Never mind, I already know the answer.
4 posted on 09/18/2009 10:07:50 AM PDT by animal172 (A Tennessee guy....I must be a racist.)
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To: MamaDearest

Any excuse to tax and regulate.


5 posted on 09/18/2009 10:08:08 AM PDT by BenLurkin (Brave amateurs....they do their part.)
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To: MamaDearest

Link to article:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/18/MNF619OSF4.DTL


6 posted on 09/18/2009 10:08:21 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: MamaDearest

Sounds like Huckabee


7 posted on 09/18/2009 10:08:40 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: MamaDearest
What about stores like 7-Eleven that sell cans/bottles & fountain drinks? What about vending machines....?

This is nothing more than a means to confiscate more of the citezens’ money.

8 posted on 09/18/2009 10:10:01 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: MamaDearest

9 posted on 09/18/2009 10:10:33 AM PDT by steelyourfaith ("Power is not alluring to pure minds." - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: MamaDearest

I am utterly surprised people still inhabit San Fran..../s


10 posted on 09/18/2009 10:10:58 AM PDT by cranked
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To: GeronL

Maybe he’s anticipating the legal fees from the lawsuit his city will be slapped with for aiding and abetting ACORN in San Fran. Besides, I’m sure his buddy SanFranNan Pelousy can ram through some kind of aid for his decadent city.


11 posted on 09/18/2009 10:11:11 AM PDT by Babalu ("Tracer rounds work both ways ...")
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To: MamaDearest

Excellent.
San Fagcisco elected him.
Let them reap the whirlwind.

Same for Venezuela.

Same for AMERICA.

Some lessons just need to be learned.


12 posted on 09/18/2009 10:11:50 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Babalu

Maybe we can pass a liberal tax. Should raise a lot in SF


13 posted on 09/18/2009 10:12:16 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com ............. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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To: cranked

Well it is the Sodom and Gomorrah of the West.


14 posted on 09/18/2009 10:12:16 AM PDT by animal172 (A Tennessee guy....I must be a racist.)
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To: MamaDearest

Because of his sanctuary policy, Newsome is culpable in the murders of three men from one family. He is loathsome, has no shame, and is unfit for public office. The idea that someone like this thinks he should be governor is the 31st sign of the apocalypse.


15 posted on 09/18/2009 10:12:29 AM PDT by nufsed (Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
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If soda pop is a dire threat to health, and must be taxed, what of unprotected homosexual sex in Frisco?

Mike

16 posted on 09/18/2009 10:12:29 AM PDT by MichaelP (Peckerwood is in charge...)
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To: animal172

A special tax on the poor and South Asians.


17 posted on 09/18/2009 10:13:31 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: MamaDearest

Put a tax on the sale of K-Y...they’ll make millions.


18 posted on 09/18/2009 10:14:22 AM PDT by SandWMan ( A riot ist an ugly sing, und, I sink it's about time zat ve had vone!)
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To: MamaDearest

This is absurd. They are adding up the amount of sugar from only ONE can of soda a day.

I drink about 6 cups of tea a day with sugar. I’m not overweight or diabetic. Should they tax my tea since sugar can be added?

GOVERNMENT IS NOT OUR MOMMY AND DADDY, FOLKS.


19 posted on 09/18/2009 10:14:32 AM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: cranked

“I am utterly surprised people still inhabit San Fran..../s”

Hey, some of us have to hold the line.


20 posted on 09/18/2009 10:14:43 AM PDT by Marie2 (The second mouse gets the cheese.)
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