The bottom line is that the proposed one-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages sold in Berkeley would reduce sugar consumption, and that would be good for the health of the population. Were the measure to pass, it seems pretty clear that the tax would be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices – … Continue reading »
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City of Berkeley vs. big soda
I was phoned the other night in middle of dinner by an earnest young man named Spencer, who said he was doing a survey. Rather than hang up I agreed to answer his questions. He asked me if I knew a soda tax would be on the ballot in Berkeley in November (as Measure D). … Continue reading »