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Originally Posted by kane
While 61% may be high, is it really a terrible idea to tax things like this? They tax booze, cigarettes, pot, pretty much anything bad for you. Sugar is something that, in excess, can be very damaging to a person. Why not have a sin tax on it? So long as the money goes to something good, which likely isn't the case here.
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It will never work. They just create a black market. Or people will just drive out of county for it and all of the money flows to the surrounding counties.. And then they are left trying to find another way to pay the bills. The state is bankrupt. The city of Chicago is likely beyond.