Soda Tax

New York Governor David Paterson wants to start taxing sugar-sweetened drinks 18% to raise money and improve the health of the NY population.

I think its a good idea.  Soda is a major source of useless calories that contribute to the obesity epidemic.  I suppose everyone will just switch to diet soda, but that is unlikely to improve anyone's health.

Here is the state health commissioner Dr. Richard F. Deines doing his version of TheDairyShow 3 minutes of science in 5 minutes and 9 seconds on why he supports this tax.