Taxes To Fight Obesity? Proposal Would Slap Hefty Fee On Sugar-Filled Drinks

CBS Chicago reports:

Feel like you're taxed enough already? More could be coming. There's an early push to explore taxing soft drinks that are sweetened with sugars – all to get you to stop buying them. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports it's all about obesity.

A coalition of groups is in the very early stages of mapping out a plan to fight fat in Illinois. Sugared beverage consumption has tracked with rising obesity rates – so it's getting some attention.

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