Within the past year DC residents have faced tax hikes on their smokes, plastic bags, and now it looks like the DC Council is after their Coca-Cola too. Yes, Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) has proposed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on bottled and canned soda along with other sugary drinks to pay for her healthy schools initiative. If Cheh’s proposal is successful, beverages classified as soda or sugary drinks would cost $0.68 more per 2-liter and $1.44 more per 12 pack – a more than 30% tax increase in some instances! The council is slated to take a final...