Philadelphia would become the first major city in the nation to levy a special tax on sodas and sugary drinks. An avowed Diet Coke connoisseur, Landers was not shy about sharing her outright opposition to a proposed 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks in the City of Philadelphia. Then, Philadelphia could become Ground Zero in a new version of the costly cola wars, with the legal fees eating up more of that soda tax money originally earmarked to benefit the city's children. But Big Soda isn't about to take the tax lying down. Watch as Landers' outrage over the tax fizzes over in this video.

Source: Daily Nation June 11, 2016 19:07 UTC