[sleeper-has-awakened]

A judge blocked this a couple days before it was to begin but a different judge has reinstated, to begin on Wednesday 08/02/17. Looks like a boost in business for all the store just over the Cook county line.

[SamAdams76]

I see that many people responding to this thread have fallen into the trap of arguing whether or not these types of drinks are healthy for you. Instead of debating the legality of these onerous additional taxes being imposed, we are instead debating the merits of the argument that these drinks are unhealthy. This is exactly what the nanny staters want!

I remember years ago how anti-smokers and teetotalers rubbed their hands in glee as "sin" taxes were imposed on tobacco and alcoholic beverages. We told them back then that eventually they would soon come after food items deemed unhealthy by the nanny staters and they told us that was nonsense, that tobacco and alcohol was as far as they would go.

[Bluebeard16]

Those on SNAP benefits do not have to pay sales tax. So unless they ban the purchase of “sugary” beverages the only ones that will be paying the additional tax would be those paying cash.