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> in Boulder they tax the normal stuff like coke and sprite but will exempt for San Peligrino but then also tax Oceanspray juice Assuming they're taxing based
by jfim 4y ago
> in Boulder they tax the normal stuff like coke and sprite but will exempt for San Peligrino but then also tax Oceanspray juice
Assuming they're taxing based on the sugar content, then that's the expected outcome. Coke, Sprite, and juice have sugar in them, sparkling water doesn't.
- Melting_Harps 4y ago> Assuming they're taxing based on the sugar content, then that's the expected outcome. Coke, Sprite, and juice have sugar in them, sparkling water doesn't. But to what end? Those people still ate poorly, and continued to make those poor purchase decisions and had less money to justify making better ones as they didn't miraculously start drinking San Peligrino Italian soda, which also has sugar in them [0]. 0: https://www.amazon.com/Sanpellegrino-Prickly-Orange-Sparkling-Beverage/dp/B01CO54FMW/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=san%2Bpellegrino%2Bsoda&qid=1662532243&sr=8-8&th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Sanpellegrino-Prickly-Orange-Sparklin...
- jfim 4y agoSan Pellegrino without a qualifier typically refers to the sparkling water, not Aranciata; the sparkling water has zero calories. See for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.Pellegrino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.Pellegrino