They don’t get to the anti-tax stance until the second page at the end of the article. But, what do you expect from Reuters?
At any rate, taxing everything more is not going to solve America’s problems. Lower taxes, less government are the proven methods of generating an economy that will be vibrant and let Americans prosper. This BS isn’t going to cut it.
Since they waited to say it at the end, I’m putting it up front:
Battle lines drawn over soda, junk food taxes
By Lisa Baertlein
Critics say new “sin tax” plans would turn the nation into a nanny state, hurt business, threaten an already weak economy and place an unfair burden on low-income shoppers. And groups such as Americans Against Food Taxes are striking back.
That organization has big-name backers such as juice maker Welch’s, PepsiCo Inc, the American Beverage Association, the Corn Refiners Association, agribusiness giant Cargill Inc and restaurant chains ranging from fast-food purveyors McDonald’s Corp and Burger King Holdings Inc to Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants Inc.
Its website warns that taxes on sugary drinks would have a “negative impact on American families struggling in this economy.” A narrator on its television ads, which feature a family camping trip, says: “Taxes never made anyone healthy. Education, exercise and balanced diets do that.”
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