Liquid Candy
Soft drinks are harming America's health. Tax soft drinks to promote health and raise revenues.
Americans consume huge quantities of soft drinks, which promote obesity and other health problems. Obesity alone costs $147 billion a year in medical expenditures, half of which are paid through Medicare and Medicaid. Taxing soft drinks is an effective approach for cash-strapped federal and state governments looking for ways to fund health care and disease-prevention programs.
Letter to the Super Committee on Deficit Reduction: Revenue from sugary drink taxes
Liquid Candy Tax Calculator
To estimate how much revenue the federal government or your
state could generate from an excise and/or sales tax on soft
drinks, enter sample tax rates into the Liquid Candy Tax Calculator. For technical information, see notes about the calculator.
