I would agree if they wanted to tax all sodas and not just the non-diet variety. It seems strange to draw a distinction between the two. They are both unhealthy. Overweight soda consumers already make up the majority of diet-soda market. I think it unlikely that such a tax would boost the market share for diet-soda at the cost of the non diet variety; afterall, for most people it's a matter of taste.
I see this as more of a money making scheme than a pigouvian tax.
I drink Coke Zero religiously. I don't see how it is unhealthy. It has less caffeine than coffee, it has next to no sugar (if it did it wouldn't be zero calories). So it is not unhealthy - it is ahealthy - there are next to zero nutrients in it. But i don't care about it's nutrients.
I would agree if they wanted to tax all sodas and not just the non-diet variety. It seems strange to draw a distinction between the two. They are both unhealthy. Overweight soda consumers already make up the majority of diet-soda market. I think it unlikely that such a tax would boost the market share for diet-soda at the cost of the non diet variety; afterall, for most people it's a matter of taste.
ReplyDeleteI see this as more of a money making scheme than a pigouvian tax.
I drink Coke Zero religiously.
ReplyDeleteI don't see how it is unhealthy.
It has less caffeine than coffee, it has next to no sugar (if it did it wouldn't be zero calories). So it is not unhealthy - it is ahealthy - there are next to zero nutrients in it. But i don't care about it's nutrients.