tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644418472886415157.post6093564130027059669..comments2024-03-15T00:14:16.082-07:00Comments on Reviving Economics: Another Pigovian tax I'd supportGarth A Brazeltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15769889043950844781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644418472886415157.post-30082814449344008742008-12-18T05:31:00.000-08:002008-12-18T05:31:00.000-08:00I drink Coke Zero religiously. I don't see how it...I drink Coke Zero religiously. <BR/>I don't see how it is unhealthy. <BR/>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.Garth A Brazeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769889043950844781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4644418472886415157.post-9669844293192148252008-12-17T13:24:00.000-08:002008-12-17T13:24:00.000-08:00I would agree if they wanted to tax all sodas and ...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.<BR/><BR/>I see this as more of a money making scheme than a pigouvian tax.Dominohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625159905160934821noreply@blogger.com