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In response to "NY Gov has proposed a tax on non-diet soft drinks as one of many tax and fee increases to plug a $15.4B hole in the state budget" by znufrii

So why are healthcare costs coming down? B/c people aren't drinking Coke as much?

Posted by TFox Dec 16 '08, 13:03

Good luck with that.

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that would be the argument in favor of this particular justification. yes. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:06 2
- Enacting a 1% difference in medical trend takes a lot more than a mild financial incentive to not drink sodapop. - TFox Dec 16, 13:08 1
  - and you're probably right. - znufrii Dec 16, 13:10

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