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Episode 273: Markets With Limits, Pt. 2

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What Happened to Supermarkets in Philadelphia?

Sally Kohn: Supermarkets in Philadelphia were already under a lot of pressure to begin with. She says the tax on sugary drinks was "the straw that breaks the camel's back" The industry has very thin profit margins and rates are thin, she says.Kohn: You sent them away from sugary drinks in Philly. And they just went to find sugary drinks somewhere else.

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