
Land value taxes, soda taxes, and carbon taxes — oh my!
Explain It to Me
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Soda Tax
A soda tax would not be economically ruinous for the city of Philadelphia, says CNN's John Defterios. A recent study found that big blue cities seem to be really a lot better than other places were for low-income life expectancy. "I think it's strange that when we talk about taxing beverages, our minds lately as a sort of nation are drifting to like Coke rather than beer," he adds.
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