Philadelphia is the first major city to pass a tax on sodas and other beverages with high sugar content.
The new law will assess a 1.5 cents per ounce tax on all sugary beverages, reports Philly.com.
After the law passed, Mayor Jim Kenney called it “a historic investment in our neighborhoods and our education system.”
The law comes at a time when the nation’s obesity rate is at its highest levels. The CDC says 38% of women and 17% of teenagers are morbidly overweight.
Nutritionists and researchers blame sugary beverages such as sodas for boosting the obesity epidemic among women children.
The law does not cover baby formula and products that contain more than 50% milk, fruit, or vegetable juice.
The law will affect major distributors first, then eventually trickle down to consumers at the point of sale.
Thanks to loyal reader Django for the tip.
How about they worry about GMOs and frankenfoods. I’m almost certain those do way more harm than soda’s and snacks. Taxing soda’s isn’t going to stop a salad from costing more than a burger.
Does juice count?
This will not stop consumption. They make this crap then tell us stop drinking/eating it…I’m glad I drink water most of the time…but it’s sad cause so many are hooked…now they want to increase how much they pay…?
“Thanks to loyal reader Django for the tip.”
I want his tip soooooo bad???
Did I miss the post on Zonnique? ???
San Fran was trying to do this. Do you see how much people pay for cigarettes? They not afraid of cancer. Are they going to put a tax on aspartame? Shidd, this isn’t going to stop people’s tastes and habits. They just made making more money sound like it is for a cause.
Just waiting on this post about TI and Tiny daughter…..
Que? What happened?
She got arrested for carrying a gun at the airport ….allegedly
Is a tax on coffee coming? Tea tax coming back? I read this and think it’s stupid
OH MY WORD. Doubt we get that post. Headed back to talking about sugar.
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WHAT? NOW THIS ALLLLL THE KANG & QUAAN (Queen) NEED.
You sound like Pookie (New Jack)…I tried to kick, but the sh!t just keeps calling me…calling me.
They need t crack down on ryes grocery stores that sell baby arm chicken wings. I’m sick of looking at them .
+1
Oh my
Zeboe come get yo kid!!!!!
lol… dont delete me.
By the way… I don’t think this is an open post….
It ain’t happened. She been too busy hati…I mean…posting, about the Curry’s
Yeah Im from Philly and Im irked?
My as$ need to be drinking water anyway tho?
This is JUST one thing. But if they’re still eating other processed foods AND not moving then what? Guess you’ll be knocking down doors NEXT…FOOD POLICE? That commercial…FUNNIEST. Hey Grandma, another grape soda please?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UntdGA7gH3Q
Aspartame, MSG….legal poison…
Didn’t tea tax cause a war many moons ago…*goes to research*
Since when does the government care about what people consume? And where is the money going that they will collect for this tax?
When they that big I aint buying. .. ?
She just like her daddy huh ?
Its not all going to preK like they said it would trust ?
this heffa made US Weekly’s website
I’m with you I haven’t eaten wings in two months.
Who…Tiny’s daughter??
When I eat meat…I don’t buy it from supermarkets …
Where do u get yours? Cause I might have to go.
9th & Washington (Italian Market) S. Philly
And people are pissed!!!
Grandma needs to save her side eye and tell that little blob to get off his a$$ and get his own soda. It’s like those 700lb people in bed all day. Who keeps bringing them the 12 eggs and 2lbs of bacon and two loaves of bread? Enablers.
Welp!
If this was about people’s health wouldn’t they just make things like fruits and vegetables more affordable? This would only make sense if the money raised from this tax was used to subsidize prices in the produce department
I see it runs in the family huh?
Soooo dang near 25% tax on a 16 ounce soda. Dumbest ish ever.
I think irked is the Philly word of the year. I love irked.
Oh ok I’m in Chicago tho dang
They claimed at first it was for pre-K but now come to find out it’s not all for that. Sneaky shit
Nahshon came back to holler at us in the post below. He a WRITER too he said *sobs real sobs of joy*
Oh Chile…I thought you were a Phillyite ? just made up a word…dnt judge me!?
Lmao
No. And I told Sandra downstairs in case she did not know about it.
I keep finding Aspartame in damn near every drink here in the UK smfh. I usually read ingredients out of pure curiosity, and I’ve noticed over the past 5 years it’s increased dramatically.
Meanwhile, people are dying from listeria because they chose to eat salad. I mean if you want to be the food police, there are a lot of things you should have prioritized over this.
And if I was Pepsi or whoever, and I had a plant or anything there I would move it with the quickest. Tax that, dumb azzes.
Either way why you got it at the airport like they not gonna check you. Smh.
Feel free to use when your really pissed and other words just wont do…?
What in hell are you supposed to drink with your Philly cheesesteak?
I didnt know that word was REGIONAL!!
Dealing with the government .. What else would it be?
The government will ban sprinklers because a tree dry rotted instead of guiding where the sprinkler goes. The school system are the worse ever but they are taxing grape soda. MS taxes everything so I pay anyway but this is cray. I just learned that broccoli isn’t real?? ? I can’t google. I’m afraid ?
A whole entire war. Revolutionary. Its gonna be a Pepsi war in damn Philly.
GOOD …GMO’s NEXT
Yep…in gum and candy too…I’m trying hard to find alternatives…I use alot of raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar and honey…I try to boil all my meats before I actually cook it…it’s not easy or cheap to eat better or try to avoid all this stuff..
Picks up half frozen pink lemonade koolaid?
Yes, being pregnant I am very irritated with the weekly emails about what else has now been giving people listeria lately. I can’t eat a damn thing; it’s soooo annoying. I have to burn all my damn food.
Chileeeee. ..let me find out…?
Naw nigh ?
ATL Hartsfield busiest damn airport in ‘Merica. She better ask Petey Pablo wtf happens when you have a gun in the airport.
Yasss do you boo?
For the gun in the airport post if we ever get one.
Bye.
http://www.wral.com/rapper-gets-35-months-in-prison-on-gun-charge/10188385/
Im bout to pick me up some sweet tea rite now!
Are you listening Whole Foods? ?
But she is old enough to know better than that. Come on now.
If your out in the county Pepsi. In the city water I guess lol
Loll…STOPPED???
Hell so was Mo (Petey). He was 36-37 when it happened. They not gonna throw the book at her. Mo was a felon and had priors to the gun in our airport thing. I hope this a lesson to her. Im sad about it.
You know since she like she talking bout folks kids.
Busiest in the WORLD!
Once again, buerocrats believe it’s their job to tax folk into behaving a certain way. Didn’t Bloomberg attempt some similar foolishness in NYC? Like this gonna stop somebody from enjoying they soda. Been taxing cigarettes thru the roof for years and people still buying. Mane please! ?
It sure is. They are SUPER vigilant there. Damn man. This is kinda awful for that girl.
Pepsi/Nabisco are the last of the remaining warehouse dinosaurs here in Philly. ..I hope they wouldn’t think abt leaving ?
You might want to add bananas and carrots to that list. I was so sad when I found out about broccoli , I love broccoli. A lot of the foods we eat are hybrids smh.
No book. But I don’t feel bad for her. She knew better.
Lol
Coming soon to a town near you.
Folks will go to a neighboring city for their drinks.
Lol
The family hustle.
Ppl are going to be fighting because someone spilled their 10 dollar Pepsi.
Man
I saw. The damn decepticon tried it though. ?
There are so many fatty foods …. What’s next Philly Cheesesteaks???? Candy ??? The ones who passed the law probably look like the Clumps!!!!
#teamchunky
Broccoli isn’t real? Lies.
Bananas and carrots?
How about burgers any other food not deemed healthy. How about some creativity and tax premarital sex and not exercising. Employment rate would go though the roof with monitors and regulators. You can’t tax human behavior. Is the brownshirt army next.
Pepsi or coke , who will you choose?
Yes. The bananas we eat now are not the same bananas for 60 years ago. Real carrots aren’t orange their purple and other colors. It’s a lot to take in .
Child…and its hot as hell oustide.
They’ll come back when Philly gets its head out of its behind. Money talk.
Their calling the tax unethical City Hall/Mayor Kenny bought it get sued. ..**sigh ? and I was JUST starting to like him….?
I want receipts.??
OK here’s a pic or a wild banana aka a real banana. Heres a link talking purple carrots http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/04/carrots-used-to-be-purple-before-the-17th-century/https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1de9cdec634a16a652778148e897f1aaff75888fb2837b10f9f1c9fa8a127928.jpg
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1de9cdec634a16a652778148e897f1aaff75888fb2837b10f9f1c9fa8a127928.jpg
Eww???????????????(???)???
That’s a wild banana lol.
Nooo. Take it back. I don’t want it.
Monsanto put too much money on Hillary to win to let that happen
I JUST start loving broccolli.. It does makes me constipated for some reason
Tax the soda so we consume more juice FILLED with high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup etc…
I see them coming
Other cities have similar taxes
Good! These folks here are fat as hell with rotten teeth. All they do is drink soda from the Poppi stores.
I used irked as a kid. Am I telling on myself? ?
I thought it was and I thought it was old. ?
Everyone one knows the lottery is for kids and schools. ?…?
They can use the tax revenue toward health care.
He was too lazy to walk the dog so he put the dog on the treadmill?
I never thought that laziness could be the genesis of inventions.
Drama queen!!!
Chicago did this first.
Philly isn’t that big, they can simply go to the next city/county and get some soda tax free. Lol no biggie.
Yup all beverages with Sugar in them
Yep., Sad Facts. It’s all about money. Foods, Cable, Phones, etc. Once the publics Hooked. They can charge what they want & the People will Deal?
glad they are doing this.
but lets get rid of GMO’s and this fake Salmon and Meat.
site your source on that, I would like to research it further
I stopped drirking COLORED SUGAR WATER about 5 years ago.
best thing I have done.
it’s a addictive, and bad for you. not worth the calories.
You can just google it. You’ll find the website where each candidates has their lists of investors… It has been known in the news since last year that Mosanto put between 1 & 5 millions on Hillary’s campaign.
What will this tax money be used for tho?
Whoa