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Posted on 02/09/2026 7:08:33 AM PST by Twotone
House Democrats proposed a sugar tax on Thursday that would impose another 3-cent charge per fluid ounce of applicable beverages, amounting to a 72-cent tax on a 24-ounce coffee.
The sugar tax would be in addition to other state and local taxes, including Seattle's sugar tax, which amounts to a 1.75-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of "sweetened beverages." The money would go toward expanding food assistance programs, despite studies showing that it could decrease sales.
Rep. Chipalo Street, D-Seattle, and Rep. Alex Ramel, D-Bellingham, recognized this potential outcome when filing House Bill 2734, citing Seattle and other cities with sugar taxes as public health evidence.
They think the excise tax will address public health issues by reducing sales, while generating revenue for the state. However, when sales drop, so can revenues, leaving more budget holes for the taxpayers to fill.
"Whatever happens in Seattle never stays in Seattle," Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, told The Center Square.
"All those bad ideas eventually come to the statehouse, and they're just hungry for revenue," he said.
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“I’ll take my coffee unsweetened, thanks.”
(If you drive a car, car) I’ll tax the street
(If you try to sit, sit) I’ll tax your seat
(If you get too cold, cold) I’ll tax the heat
(If you take a walk, walk) I’ll tax your feet
Taxman!
To be fair, it does them no good at all to tax soap, shampoo, or deodorant by the ounce. Now if they ever decide to tax fluorescent hair dye...hoo boy...
Didn’t they just come up with a new toenail tax that requires that one pays a tax for each toenail clipping that falls to the floor, or ground if you’re outside, while clipping your toenails?
I subscribe to “Clip, shovel and shut-up”
I would have thought there already was a tax on sugar at some point.
That’s over $2.00 per 2 liter bottle of soda. Every car from out of state will be loaded up on soda.
People will switch to making sweet tea or their own soda.
It’s not about making money for bureaucrats. It’s for the children, or something.
Washington also has a near 100% tax on alcohol.
$8.64 on a case [24 cans] of Coke.
Liberal nutters.
BLACK MARKET in the making!
2 liters = 67.628 oz x $0.03 =
$2.02884 per bottle
GIBS US MO’ MONEY!
Good. A tax on the poor and minorities.
“”””” The money would go toward expanding food assistance programs”””””
Money that will grow the bureaucrats and their union.
Until 1994 and Newt Gingrich, we used the figure that only 28 cents of the welfare dollar made it to the needy, the 72% was devoted to the ever growing well paid union government employees.
KICK OUT THE “FOOD ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS” & PROBLEM SOLVED.
When are they going to have a hen tax for the hookers in WW state?
Hey weren’t the Dems just recently calling Trump a fascist for wanting to limit soda and sugary drinks on EBT cards?
These people are retards.
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