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> When California recently enacted a soft drink tax that would have raised the consumer's cost, Costco locations in the state switched the combo to include Diet Pepsi.

What are they going to switch to when the state enacts a hot dog tax? Or a fat tax? Or a preservative tax? Or a disposable cup tax?

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While we're at it, let's add a sugar tax, high-fructose corn syrup tax, fried food tax, GMO-food tax, extra car taxes,poor-taste book tax, and a bad-movie-tax. Hopefully this will force people to do what I damn-well know they should be doing, and make them run their lives better than they could themselves.

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