tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216488136011097343.post1003786164147336481..comments2024-01-01T13:10:41.353-05:00Comments on New Voices for Research: Soda as SinNew Voiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392259335359494831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216488136011097343.post-57373608550173752002009-06-08T15:25:56.770-04:002009-06-08T15:25:56.770-04:00I think you make it about soda because that's ...I think you make it about soda because that's going to have the most impact. You could tax milkshakes but there's not a lot money in it. We don't tax all alcohol products the same, so I don't see the need to tax all sugared beverages the same (although it has been discussed). As far as the use of the term "sin" goes, that is the general economic term for taxing goods such as alcohol and tobacco. I agree that it would be more effective to create a sugary drinks tax across the board, but that's far less likely to be politically feasible and I'd have this soda tax then no tax at all.Takao Yamadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203802916937411696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216488136011097343.post-28947983455722656742009-06-06T15:20:17.454-04:002009-06-06T15:20:17.454-04:00Singling out soda seems arbitrary to me. Why soda,...Singling out soda seems arbitrary to me. Why soda, why not other high fructose corn syrup laden products? How do you justify just soda? If we are going to tax things that impact health and healthcare costs, we must apply it across the board in a fair manner. Wouldn't this be much more effective anyway? I must say that I also disagree with the "sin" concept in general...maybe if the religious connotations were removed, this kind of thing would be more palatable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216488136011097343.post-73751508401060450972009-06-02T11:27:49.564-04:002009-06-02T11:27:49.564-04:00As a confirmed diet soda drinker (I actually do li...As a confirmed diet soda drinker (I actually do like the taste substantially better than sugary sodas...), I'd actually be quite supportive of extending that tax to diet sodas as well. Although I wouldn't call them conclusive, there is data out there (See this Wall Street Journal article at http://tinyurl.com/dietsodaproblems, for example) that indicates the diet version of the soda may have negative health effects, as well. Besides, if there's a higher tax on regular soda, the soda manufacturers will simply do a better job developing diet versions of the sugary sodas they already sell. I already have plenty of friends raving about Coke Zero...and I assume PepsiCo and Coca Cola aren't the only companies working furiously in their labs to create the next big marketable thing.Geniehttp://www.theinadvertentgardener.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9216488136011097343.post-48883101265480037632009-06-01T13:08:04.111-04:002009-06-01T13:08:04.111-04:00Thank you for an amazingly well thought out and we...Thank you for an amazingly well thought out and well presented argument. This is great information!Brown Miller Communications (BMC)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10410207078962610284noreply@blogger.com