[i_robot73]

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[I just love how coffee is considered a “sugary drink”.]

Have you seen the obscene amounts of sugar people pour into their cups??
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1) The tax covers DIET drinks - Socialist logic
2) Sugar\etc. in coffee, unless bought ‘pre-mixed’, is polluted-to-taste AFTER brewing. Apples vs. oranges

[palmer]

2) Sugar\etc. in coffee, unless bought `pre-mixed', is polluted-to-taste AFTER brewing.

It's worse than that. Coffee loaded up with sugar in a cup is not taxed. But coffee in a bottle is taxed.