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Re:Do “sin taxes” work? by bskap on Sunday August 12, 2018 @08:23PM (#17747252)
It's milk-based drinks that are excluded, not Starbucks specifically. So it doesn't apply to things like chocolate milk, milkshakes, or milkshakes with a small amount of coffee in them.
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Re:Do “sin taxes” work? by exabrial on Sunday August 12, 2018 @11:58PM (#17747930)
What's so better about a drink with milk with tons of sugar than a drink without milk with tons of sugar? The drink without milk probably has fewer calories.

This is just an example of a corporation buying out a local government.

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Re:Do “sin taxes” work? by Ntrails on Monday August 13, 2018 @06:12AM (#17749092)
> This is just an example of a corporation buying out a local government.

I gotta question whether it's realistic to say that Starbucks bought out local government with it's infinite resources but McDonalds couldn't afford to?

I'd love to see the actual/official reasoning behind the exclusion though

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Re:Do “sin taxes” work? by craftyguy on Monday August 13, 2018 @12:07PM (#17751135)
Starbucks was born/raised in Seattle.. so maybe that affiliation won them a free pass?
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Re:Do “sin taxes” work? by bskap on Monday August 13, 2018 @11:39PM (#17755437)
Oh, it's certainly a sell out. I'm just saying it's not a sellout to Starbucks. It's a sell out to the dairy industry.
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