Here’s Why Coke is Stronger than the Government
February 8th, 2010 admin
Topics: diabetes, Fooducate, heart disease, los angeles times, news, obesity, politics, soft drink, tap water
Remember the proposed soda tax? The added penny per fluid ounce, generating $50 billion in funds to combat obesity in the next 10 years. Well, forget about it. Never mind obesity. To hell with diabetes. The beverage industry needs to grow its bottom line, and no one is going to to tax its products. Certainly not a bunch of do gooders on behalf of the “nanny-state”. You see, in this great democracy called America, money votes. And through a series of contributions and investments of the American Beverage Association, the proposed…
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