Not only is he a leftie, he's also a lefty.
Posted on 01/12/2017 4:26:57 AM PST by kevcol
Mayor Jim Kenney, who lead the charge for the passage of his city’s “soda tax,” is lashing out at the business community over higher prices, even accusing retailers of attempting to stir up resentment for the tax in the community
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The 1.5 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks is implemented at the distribution level, meaning that retailers must choose how much of the cost to pass onto consumers at the shelves.
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“From Jan. 1, it’s been completely dead,” Mohammad Alqtaishat, owner at Roxborough’s M&M Market, told Billy Penn. “I’m not making money at all.”
Some residents said they are going to start shopping for their beverages out of the city to avoid the onerous tax. The mayor continues to defend the tax, arguing it is the choice of the retailers to pass the added costs on to their customers, deflecting responsibility.
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The tax is more than the product costs... there is no way for the retailer to pay the tax himself...
Jim Kenney wanted to be Bill de Blasio, but somebody beat him to it.
Yet another tax on the poor. Liberals treat them like pets.
The only good part is that they are forced to carry their weight now.
The tax is more than the product costs... there is no way for the retailer to pay the tax himself...
How much sugar is in the mayor’s morning Starbucks?
the beer and liqour folks must have given him quite the payout.
The funny part about sin taxes is that while ostensibly they exist to discourage usage in short order the government is addicted to the revenue. The states all suffered when smoking level started to drop.
The City's response would be that they could make it up in volume.
It’s a total of 0.2 of a mile for me to beat this tax.
Not only is he a leftie, he's also a lefty.
The article says Philly. In other words a big city, not a backwater.
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My entire state has had it since 2009 (Illinois).
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A Lefty
Way back when.....California gas stations had the tax listed on the pumps......
Does anybody in your state drink soda anymore?
Does the tax apply to artificially sweetened sodas (no sugar)?
Just curious.
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