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IPFS News Link • TAXES: Federal

Federal Soda Tax Weighed

05-13-2009 • LiveScience

Lawmakers may soon ponder the possibility of a federal excise tax on soda and other sugar-laden drinks to help pay for President Obama's new health care plan.

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Reported By Powell Gammill

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2 Comments in Response to Federal Soda Tax Weighed

Comment by jayds13

Entered on: 5/14/2009 10:04:03 AM

"may soon ponder the possibility"??? So what are they doing now? Imagining pondering the possibility so that they think about maybe levying a tax?

Comment by Powell Gammill

Entered on: 5/13/2009 11:58:23 AM

More on this a Politico"Smokers, drinkers to carry tax burden?" and at the Wall Street Journal, "Soda Tax: From YouTube, to New England Journal, to Congress".

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