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Chicago is working on adopting such a tax, but for the moment only on bottled/prepackaged drinks. http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/10/cook-county-approve
by joezydeco 10y ago
Chicago is working on adopting such a tax, but for the moment only on bottled/prepackaged drinks.
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/10/cook-county-approves-soda-tax http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/11/10/cook-county-approv...
They're trying to offset the increased cost of diabetes and other health issues linked to high-calorie drinks. It's meeting heavy resistance from lobbying groups at the moment.
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