Soda pop tax eyed to ease health costs

Billings Gazette ^ | 2/27/04 | ALLISON FARRELL

[qam1]

Gee, We couldn't see this one coming now could we.

PING

[agitator]

Why don't they just tax breathing? Oh, I forgot. They already do that. Nevermind...

[BroncosFan]

I didn't realize "pop" country spread that far west. I'd love to see a color-coded map showing which sections of the country call it "pop." As a Yankee, I find it so foreign.

[ladtx]

"Pop" is how the weasel goes. Down here it's a "coke", it's brown and is usually labeled Dr. Pepper or Pepsi.

[caisson71]

Oh boy, here it comes. What next?

[ladtx]

My bad. It's usually labeled Dr. Pepper or my personal favorite RC.

[avg_freeper]

I fully envision the day that a tax is emposed to "help ease the burden on tax payers".

[BroncosFan]

It's "coke" up here too, and it's a 70-30 Coke-Pepsi split. Can't recall if I've ever even had a Dr. Pepper. Seems so 70s.

[ladtx]

My wife and daughter-in-law are both Dr. Pepper "addicts". My wife gives it up for lent every year. Tuesday she bought a 2 liter bottle of it and put a pretty good dent in it before Ash Wednesday.

[joesnuffy]

Oh you mean a "soda"....If ya need a drink...just use the 'bubbler' its cheaper

[bmwcyle]

An idea that is as stupid as New Coke.

[Living Free in NH]

Great...now folks will be busted for importing black market Pepsi from Idaho.

[FoxInSocks]

Funny you should mention that. Martin_Fierro posted one yesterday here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1085257/posts

Very interesting.

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[GSWarrior]

Growing up in Colorado in the 70s we drank pop....didn't even know what soda was.

[Arpege92]

"My wife gives it up for lent every year."

Me too! But geez is it difficult!

[BooBoo1000]

I don't care what they call it, I just hope Montana leads the way by adding a .25 cent per can tax to all of that flavored sugar water.Most of the problems now being suffered by a lot of people are caused by bad diets which include Pop-Soda-Coke-belly wash( my favorite Southern Name)what ever you call it.

[KarlInOhio]

I'd love to see a color-coded map showing which sections of the country call it "pop."

http://www.popvssoda.com/

[pepsionice]

I would not worry about this one....the Indian reservations will help sell soda tax-free. If people are stupid enough to tax soda, then they are stupid enough to tax hamburgers and chips too...as fat products. This type of taxation is rampant here in Germany....its geared to generate income, and change your usage of products.