alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1514arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1507arrow-down1external-linkThe amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found.www.theguardian.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewhoreticulture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’d be happy to tax the coca cola corporation, but targeted sales taxes are regressive … meaning they disportionately impact the poor.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYou argue as if water was more expensive than soda.
minus-squarewhoreticulture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYou’re not understanding the argument.
I’d be happy to tax the coca cola corporation, but targeted sales taxes are regressive … meaning they disportionately impact the poor.
You argue as if water was more expensive than soda.
You’re not understanding the argument.