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The Joint Income Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature carried out a listening to on Monday on one other proposal to impose a tax on sugary drinks. The committee didn’t vote on the proposal however did hear testimony on each side.
This isn’t a brand new subject. The “nanny staters” going again so far as former Governor Deval Patrick, and even perhaps additional, have tried to pressure this on companies and shoppers earlier than. The concept is that can assist you to make more healthy decisions in choosing drinks by imposing an excise tax on distributors of sure drinks with added sugar. Puh-lease!
It is the identical con recreation: impose a brand new tax on the distributor, who then passes it on to you within the type of greater costs. The state collects at each ends, first from the tax on the distributor after which a better gross sales tax paid by the patron.
Increased costs will merely encourage shoppers to buy in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine – states that don’t cost an excise tax for sugary drinks. Whereas they’re there, they will decide up just a few packs of Kool and Salem cigarettes since Massachusetts forbids the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes, too. Then they will wager on sports activities, which is authorized in all of these states besides Vermont.
That is simply one other ridiculous and clear cash seize and has nothing to do with holding you wholesome. Contact the members of the Joint Committee on Income, whose members embody Rep. Chris Markey of Dartmouth, and inform them to thoughts their very own enterprise about which drinks you select to eat.
Inform Markey and the remainder of the committee members to vote no on Home Invoice 2972 and Senate Invoice 1914
Barry Richard is the host of The Barry Richard Present on 1420 WBSM New Bedford. He could be heard weekdays from midday to three p.m. Contact him at barry@wbsm.com and comply with him on Twitter @BarryJRichard58. The opinions expressed on this commentary are solely these of the writer.
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