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so the philly mayor is apparently angry that his soda tax caused consumer prices to rise because the tax is at the wholesale level.... -- (edited)

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Jan 12 '17, 13:06

so what did he expect? did he expect consumer prices to stay the same while the city collected the tax from wholesalers? if so, how exactly did he expect that tax to change consumption of soda? i'm confused.

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I think prices rising was a given, what I'd be mad about is retailers pretending that they are the ones collecting the tax from consumers -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 12, 13:28 3
- But from the retailer's perspective - say you increase your price overnight from $6 to $9. Your customers are going to be upset, and you have to - Roger More Jan 12, 13:31 2
  - Then you post a notice explaining the price hike, instead of lying to your customers about them being taxed. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 12, 13:33 1
    - Doing it this way is an obvious pr move from the beverage and grocery lobbies. -- nm - znufrii Jan 12, 13:43
Outside of the merits of this particular tax, he should have a better response than that. "Yes, prices have risen. That's the point. Have you thought - Roger More Jan 12, 13:28 5
- They were very upfront that the tax was about the cash and not reducing sugary drink consumption - iSpam Jan 12, 13:30 4
  - Really? Well, that's even more idiotic. The point of a sin tax is to reduce the sin. Better to increase the sales tax, and have everyone pay a little - Roger More Jan 12, 13:33 1
    - Yeah, it was sold as a way to fund universal pre-k, iinm - znufrii Jan 12, 13:37
  - right. i mean, ya can't have it both ways....nm - x Jan 12, 13:32
  - Especially since it's also on diet drinks. -- nm - Ender Jan 12, 13:31
I hope he really is that stupid. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 12, 13:17
This strikes me as so dumb it can't be anything other than political ass-covering. -- nm - ML Jan 12, 13:13 1
- Imagine if he'd gotten the 3 cent tax he wanted instead of 1.5 cent. -- nm - Ender Jan 12, 13:21
Oh, honey... -- nm - Ender Jan 12, 13:10
*perk* -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 13:08

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