.LATimesSkelton writes: 'Not all taxes are evil. Some are justified. But many are unwarranted. And others are eye-rollers.'
— a tourist attraction after so many movie appearances — into a toll road, maybe even requiring reservations. Think they have a traffic jam now on weekends? Wait until cars are lined up behind a tollgate.
The California Tax Foundation has counted more than $6.2 billion worth of tax increase proposals pending in the Legislature. It expects the figure to grow substantially as bills are amended with details.When voters were asked recently by the Public Policy Institute of California whether they paid more or less state and local taxes than they should, the answers were: more 63%, the right amount 32%, less 4%.
The bill, AB 138, is being carried by Assemblyman Richard Bloom with backing from the California medical and dental associations. It would hike the tax on sugary soda by 2 cents an ounce, or 24 cents for a 12-ounce can.But the tax’s main purpose, backers say, is to discourage unhealthy soda drinking by raising the price — just as California has done by jacking up tobacco taxes.
There also are other anti-soda bills pending. One is an anti-“Big Gulp” measure that would ban soda containers larger than 16 ounces. Another is a prohibition against grocery stores stocking sugary drinks near the checkout counter.
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