The people in Philly are so stupid they can’t be trusted to decide what to drink. So the city masterminds will herd them toward preferred beverages through taxation.
That crack in the liberty bell just got wider.
But then, if people change their behavior and drink less soda, then the tax income to the city will be less than budgeted.
This tax income has already been factored into their future budgets. So cuts in spending may well happen when this tax doesn’t deliver the anticipated tax revenue.