I had not really thought in terms of further taxation, but when he makes the point that this becomes additional taxation as we purchase beverages, as we purchase candy, and, more importantly, as we purchase ordinary food which contains sugar, that is another way of looking at the issue. I certainly agree with him that it has to stop.
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