by Bob Walsh
Yes, this is remarkable, but not even remotely altruistic. Numerous cities in CA have recently enacted or attempted to enact taxes on sweetened soda, allegedly in an attempt to curb obesity. It is actually just another move at big-brother control over our lives and a move by the rapacious asswipes who are our political masters to suck more and more and more money from us. But be that as it may.
The REAL problem was that a combination of major soda producers and anti-tax activists got together to back a ballot measure that, if passed, would have made it very difficult for the big government assholes to raise any tax of any kind whatsoever in the formerly great state of California.
So, the greedy cowards got together, bit the bullet and made a deal. The state passed a law to prohibit any new soda taxes for 12 years and the people pushing the ballot initiative agreed to back off. Current taxes in four cities in the bay area would stay in place.
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