At 12:01 PM -0700 on 9/17/02, James Rogers wrote:
> The Primitive People pull a fast one on Whitey The Junior
> Anthropologist
Or Margaret, in the case of a famous proto-feminist...
Cheers,
RAH
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> From: bitbitch@magnesium.net [mailto:bitbitch@magnesium.net]
>
> Burbank says the tax would reach only a pre-selected group of
> consumers who are wealthier than those who drink drip. So, he's been
> pitching it as a modern-day Robin Hood tax, where the needy get a dime
> every time the affluent spend $3 to $4 on an espresso.
The people who pour the espresso aren't rich.  An interesting issue
might be how it affects employment.
Still, it is a 1% or less sales tax.  That might not make that big of a
difference.
The costs of tracking revenue and collecting the tax might be onerous.
Worse than the cost of the tax itself.
Me: I hate coffee anyway.  But if they put a $.10/can tax on Diet Dr.
Pepper I might have to start buying them in Oregon.  (Yes, I drink that
much Diet Dr. Pepper).