Death of the Chicago Soda Tax
The great Chicago Soda Tax of 2017 is as dead as the 8-Track. In what was a stunning turnaround in less than 6 months, Chicagoans are free again to drown on the latest alleged zero sugar sugary drink from Coke, without the undue burden of a penny per ounce tax. Was this a proxy defeat for Michael Bloomberg’s administrative nanny state and his chances of running for President in 2020?