Andrew Price
You may remember the idea of taxing soda to help pay for health care reform. I thought it was a pretty good idea. You know who didn't, though? Purveyors of soda. And they sure sent a lot of lobbyists to Washington. We don't hear much about that soda tax anymore.
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