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Calling soda the new tobacco, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will introduce legislation this fall that would charge a fee to retailers that sell sugary beverages.
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The mayor said the city attorney’s office has warned him the city would probably be sued over the matter, but he said it is worth the risk to try to curb a leading cause of obesity and diabetes. “We know we’ll be sued,” he said. “But I really believe this is important to do.
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Newsom wants to charge stores that sell sodas

Rafer sez:
Go Gavin, go.

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Ivan sez: fuck this nanny state bullshit.

The government subsidizes both tobacco and corn. It also blocks imports of cheaper and better alternatives like sugar from Brazil or the developing nations of Africa.
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Rafer sez:
@GRL I just want the crap taxed, not banned. I’m for legalizing and taxing all vices. And yes,  agricultural protectionism hurts us all just like any other kind of protectionism.

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Sawickipedia: I saw this after my other reply.  We’re in agreement then - tax vices don’t ban them.  That being said, I think I’m more willing to let people be idiots then you Scott.
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    rafer) Sorry, but...isn’t the government’s job. This kind of thing sets
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    (OP:rafer/RB:david) thank god someone is willing to do something about this.
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    The mayor said the city attorney’s office has warned him the city would probably be sued over the matter, but he said it...
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    Seriously Gavin? I agree that sodas are detrimental to our health but why stop at sodas then? Where do you draw the...
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    Ugh, I wish I didn’t think that was stupid. They tried taxing soda in NYS—trumping it as the ‘obesity tax’ and it...
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