PhotoIn this most contentious of elections, you wouldn’t think that a soda tax would be the issue to attract the big bucks. Some municipal officials showed interest, but, until recently, no soda tax got far. The failure of 40 tax measures around the country reflected public skepticism about the idea, often seen as a nanny-state intrusion. And Cook County, Ill., which includes Chicago, is to consider a soda tax measure later this month. Research from Mexico, which passed a national soda tax in 2014, shows that the taxes can drive down soda consumption.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2016 16:34 UTC