The Soda Tax Is Dead, For now

Despite previous reports of its demise, is the soda tax really dead? Maybe! Dr. Nirav Shah, confirmed today as the new State Health Commissioner, told reporters that in accordance with Governor Cuomo's pledge to add no-new-taxes there are no plans for a soda and sugary drinks tax... "at this time." So if history is any indication the dread tax will return, phoenix-like, the next time a politician is looking for an easy headline. And no, this doesn't mean the NYC Health Department is going to stop making ads like this.

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By Garth Johnston in News on January 25, 2011 6:14 PM

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jay gonzz

The soda tax was a dumb idea. Why don't we just tax fat kids? If your kid is fat and emo, its double tax!

aloveston

The soda tax is dead, long live the soda tax!

nvk

The reason this got blocked so easily, is because we get our news from the least impartial group of reporters and news outlets on Earth. Soda tax? Blasphemy.

This is a "first world" country where you can't drink the water out of the tap in a good many places. How about we tax the shit out of this and fix our fucking hundred year old infrastructure? Thanks.

Mordicai

EFF YES.

Weirdly, the news outlets decided to report their advertisers version of events. Huh, odd.

& every single piece of infrastructure in this stupid country-- ESPECIALLY water-- is a shovel ready project.

Rod

did nobody notice bloomtard came up with his friggin' "you should not be able to buy soda with food stamps" claim 9 years into his tenure, and strangely only weeks after the soda giants blocked his attempts to get a soda tax in Albany?