No soda tax for diet drinkers? Seattle's plan excludes drinks favored by rich and white - The Seattle Times


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No soda tax for diet drinkers? Seattle's plan excludes drinks favored by rich and white
The Seattle Times
Mayor Ed Murray's proposed tax on sodas exempts one kind of soft drink more typically favored by an affluent, educated and white population in Seattle and beyond: diet drinks. The 2-cents-an-ounce tax would apply only to sugary beverages, such as ...