Articles & News Stories
"Can You Tax Away Obesity?"
The Huffington Post
February 16, 2010
"All year long, newscasts have been filled with stories on healthcare reform and obesity in America. There's no doubt that our current medical care delivery system is in need of some repair and refinement. And, most agree that we have an obesity epidemic on our hands. ..."
"No Soda Tax-Government Can't End Obesity in America"
US News & World Report
October 28, 2009
"Obesity is a public health crisis in the United States. There's no debating that it is caused by Americans' sedentary lifestyles and poor food choices. ..."
"5 Myths We Need to Can About Soda Taxes"
The Washington Post
September 27, 2009
"Like bears to honey or zombies to brains, politicians find something irresistible about soda taxes. ..."
"Soda tax isn't the solution"
The Boston Globe
September 25, 2009
"Clearly Derrick Z. Jackson supports a soda tax, as his recent column isn't his first on the topic ("Soda tax: It's the real thing,'' Op-ed, Sept. 19). However, he needs to take note of the facts..."
"Then They Came for the Fresca"
Slate.com
September 22, 2009
"A nonalcoholic sequel to the Whiskey Rebellion seems to be brewing. And Slate may be joining it. I'll call it the Fresca Rebellion, in honor of our editor, David Plotz, a hard-core addict of the citrus-flavored soft drink.."
"Public Health Leaders Propose Soda Tax"
ABC News
September 17, 2009
"Several of the nation's leading health experts are calling for a tax on soda as a means of curbing America's obesity-epidemic..."
"Soda Tax: The Revenge"
Reason Magazine
July 28, 2009
"The newish head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thomas Freiden-the man who helped bring trans fat and smoking bans to NYC as the city's health commissioner-wants to have another go at taxing soda..."
"Past Efforts to Tax Soda Pop Have Fizzled"
TaxAnalysts.com
May 2009
"Before federal lawmakers consider taxing soda or sugary drinks to help pay for
healthcare reform, they may want to look at the idea's checkered history at the state
level..."