Seattle's Sugary Beverage Tax

The Looney Left Report

The looney left, who are in charge of the city of Seattle, Washington, has imposed a huge excise tax on sugary drinks to change peoples' behavior.

According to Rare:

Seattle has decided to impose a 1.75 cent per ounce tax on all sugary beverages within the city with the hopes of raising a $15 million revenue stream that it will use for programs to help people “have better access to fresh fruits and vegetables,” as Seattle station KIRO 7 explains. The price of Gatorade Frost Variety Pack at Costco, usually $15.99, with the $10.34 tax, shot up to $26.33, leaving customers with sticker-shock.

There’s more than a few problems with the new tax scheme, which a sign right next to the Gatorade in Costco helpfully demonstrates. 

As with all excise taxes, this one is easily avoided: customers can visit Costco stores in nearby Tukwila or Shoreline and skip paying the City of Seattle’s Sweetened Beverage Tax. Customers are less likely to make extra inconvenient trips if the price changes are barely noticeable–but with such a steep price change, many residents will likely take the extra trip.

This is just another example of leftist "nanny state" runaway governments.  First, they jack up the minimum wage to $13.00/hour, which will eventually go up to $15.00/hour, that is killing jobs, and now this.

It would not at all surprise me if the imbeciles in the State Capitol in Sacramento or in any California city decide to impose a similar tax.

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