Costco Manager Shows Just How Ridiculous New Seattle Sugar Tax Is

[mikeyp]

Those wacky Seattle people at it again Costco Manager Shows Just How Ridiculous New Seattle Sugar Tax Is

 

[robjax]

yikes. first of all I would never live in that state let alone that city. But if I did I would be doing all my shopping outside of the city. But it is good to see that this liberal stupidity isn't going to get a free pass. My guess is most of the sheep in seattle will comply...lol

 

[Tallen]

That's one way to loot an empire's coffers as it topples.

 

[MachineHead]

Let the bootlegging and out of city purchasing begin. Seattle loves taxes. First it taxed ammo and guns ($0.05/round and $25 per firearm) and now this at a whopping $1.75/fluid ounce to pay for a bullshit entitlement program. This is socialism hard at work


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[robjax]

City of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee = Extortion

 

[Mesatchornug]

Let the bootlegging and out of city purchasing begin. Seattle loves taxes. First it taxed ammo and guns ($0.05/round and $25 per firearm) and now this at a whopping $1.75/fluid ounce to pay for a bullshit entitlement program. This is socialism hard at work


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That's exactly how it went down in Chicago. Sounds like people are moving a majority of their shopping out of the city because once you're out there for your soda, you might as well get everything else.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Did no one notice??????

$400K to give out vouchers for Fresh Crap You Won't Eat voucher program.

$1.5M to run the program.

They'd be better off driving around town with bags full of money on top of their car once a month. Typical Government logic. "We need 80c on every dollar to run the program." WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? Only the United Way can get away with crap like that.

 

[DarrenL]

Did no one notice??????

$400K to give out vouchers for Fresh Crap You Won't Eat voucher program.

$1.5M to run the program.

100% guarantee the vouchers and program are operated by a crony or cronies of those who passed the tax.

 

[StevieP]

At least the store is smart enough to tell people how to avoid the tax.

 

[silversquirrel]

Well now. Its only fair to use the sugar tax to subsize the cost of eating healthy.
Vouchers for broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Get in line, they will go quick.
Life in the bubble.

 

[VetteGirlMA]

I wonder how many people go into Costco and think that they are happy to pay the new tax and it's good? Those are some seriously messed up individuals.

 

[lowbuckbob]

The Pacific Northwest (Seattle in particular) has become moonbat central.

 

[amm5061]

So does this tax apply if I bought, say, a Jack and Coke from a bar?

 

[greencobra]

I bet the Cambridge city council is watching this closely licking their lips.

 

[SpaceCritter]

So does this tax apply if I bought, say, a Jack and Coke from a bar?

Supposedly the tax is collected by the distributor, who would then pass it along to the bar when they buy their pre- or post-mix. Since it would only amount to a few cents in the amount of Coke in a Jack and Coke, the bar may or may not bother marking up for it.

Sweetened beverage tax - Business License Tax | seattle.gov

Gotta love:

The tax is not collected by the retailer nor is the tax burden intended to fall onto the consumer.

 

[42!]

What about diet soda and energy drinks? They are "sweetened" but it's not sugar and has no calories.

 

[MachineHead]

I wonder how many people go into Costco and think that they are happy to pay the new tax and it's good? Those are some seriously messed up individuals.

The amount of support the tax has in the above Twitter feed is part of the problem. It’s unreal.

 

[Horrible]

Supposedly the tax is collected by the distributor, who would then pass it along to the bar when they buy their pre- or post-mix. Since it would only amount to a few cents in the amount of Coke in a Jack and Coke, the bar may or may not bother marking up for it.

Sweetened beverage tax - Business License Tax | seattle.gov

Gotta love: "The tax is not collected by the retailer nor is the tax burden intended to fall onto the consumer."

LOLZ

 

[hminsky]

People here laughing at this should also realize the government spends billions subsidizing the corn industry to make sweeteners cheap enough that people can buy soda in bulk and destroy their health with obesity and diabetes. So this is a tax to counteract the other tax which makes sugar cheaper. Makes a lot of sense ! not..

 

[Climbnsink]

Soda is already a stupid tax. You pay it with your health. Then we all pitch in paying for fatties healthcare. Obesity is the cornerstone of all modern medical ailments. Consumption of soda and vegetables won't change but I bet the eat the food we want you to program will soon cost more than the soda tax delivers.

 

[Dennis in MA]

So does this tax apply if I bought, say, a Jack and Coke from a bar?

10.5c per J&C.

People here laughing at this should also realize the government spends billions subsidizing the corn industry to make sweeteners cheap enough that people can buy soda in bulk and destroy their health with obesity and diabetes. So this is a tax to counteract the other tax which makes sugar cheaper. Makes a lot of sense ! not..

Yep. Corn subsidies were almost eliminated. But my friend (guffaw at this point) Joni Ernst likes Big Corn despite being a small-government Senator.

We need corn subsidies.
We need ethanol mandates.
We need to give money to farmers (read: big corporations and co-ops) so they can pay lobbyists to woo senators to keep giving money to farmers. See my car/bag-of-money idea above.

 

[MachineHead]

Let this sink in: 2L bottle of soda = 67.63fl. oz. x $1.75tax/fl. oz. = $118.35 ! Is this even real?

 

[42!]

Let this sink in: 2L bottle of soda = 67.63fl. oz. x $1.75tax/fl. oz. = $118.35 ! Is this even real?

its 1.75 cents per a fl/oz, its $0.0175

 

[Jason Flare]

Please, nobody correct him.

ETA: Too late^^^

 

[JohnZ]

Let this sink in: 2L bottle of soda = 67.63fl. oz. x $1.75tax/fl. oz. = $118.35 ! Is this even real?

I thought it said 1.75 cents/oz.

If this trends starts to spread, what's to stop manufacturers from producing sugar free soda and including a packet of sugar attached to the bottle? Like the yogurt with the separate fruit you mix in.

 

[ISOTOX]

So does this tax apply if I bought, say, a Jack and Coke from a bar?

And what if you brought your own Coke with you...What then?

 

[boiler_eng]

Let this sink in: 2L bottle of soda = 67.63fl. oz. x $1.75tax/fl. oz. = $118.35 ! Is this even real?

its 1.75 cents per a fl/oz, its $0.0175

Thats still $1.18 additional tax on the bottle, how much does a 2L even cost these days? That's pretty steep.

 

[SpaceCritter]

Thats still $1.18 additional tax on the bottle, how much does a 2L even cost these days? That's pretty steep.

$5.62 for a 4-pack at Sam's Club, or a buck forty-one or thereabouts apiece.

 

[headednorth]

Thats still $1.18 additional tax on the bottle, how much does a 2L even cost these days? That's pretty steep.

I see the sign at the Walgreens down the street from me sometimes advertising $0.99/2liter of Coke, so at that price more than half of the total cost would be tax.

 

[VetteGirlMA]

It's a good thing they don't tax guns by the ounce. My shotgun would have been ridiculously expensive to buy.