California soda tax bill to fight childhood obesity

The moronic non-solution of the granola people - fruits, nuts and flakes - of CA.

A California lawmaker introduced legislation on Thursday that would tax sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks and use the proceeds to bankroll programs to battle obesity in children.

The bill, introduced by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, would slap a 1-cent levy on every teaspoon of added sugar and other caloric sweeteners in commercial beverages sold.

The tax would be paid by companies that bottle soda and make finished beverages or syrup for fountain drinks, sponsors said.

Initial projections from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy estimated the excise tax on beverage distributors could raise $1.5 billion a year, with funds going directly to cities and schools to pay for childhood obesity prevention programs throughout the state.

Collective punishment - all suffer because the fat cannot keep their mouths shut when food is coming at it.