A Soda Tax Turns 5
14th September 2023
Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it.
They’re “protecting” people, they said. The tax would “reduce obesity” and “lower diabetes rates.”
But the politicians’ main goal was to bring in more money, which they said would “fund early childhood education” and “help a lot of families.”