New Sin Tax: New York Governor Wants To Ruin Your Life By Taxing Pop

Redpop guzzlers beware: After banning trans-fats it appears the next step toward achieving a perfect race of skinny people, by force, is taxing pop. (For readers outside of the Midwest, “pop” is a shorter, better name for what the rest of the country insists on calling “soda” or, in the confused South, “Coke.”) New York, being the center of the universe, is where this great wave of the future will start. Here are a few reasons  that Governor David Paterson wants to up-charge your (non-diet) beverage selection:

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