Update - The Philly Soda Tax Scam…5 Years Later 

The stupidity of the population that keeps voting for them is the only thing more amazing.

They’re counting on the laziness of the people!

What gets me is people still vote these type of people in office...

Because nobody is tarring and feathering them. I am getting pretty nostalgic right now.

Why can they escape the consequences of their action ? Almost every job in every company you have somebody supervising you, your work and your results. The more important and qualified the job is, the harder could be the consequences. How come these people, everywhere in all countries, get different treatment ? Since when is this the norm ?

This is one of Thomas Sowell's often-repeated principles: the worst person to make any decision is the person who suffers no consequence for being wrong.

And yet, the people keep putting the same stoges in office.

@@jeremykraenzlein5975 100% agree! Sowell and Victor Davis Hanson are always talking about how these people are NEVER subject to the consequences of their own policies.

Don't confuse "liberals" with "progressives." Not the same thing. Words matter. It behooves us to use them properly and appropriately 👌

@@MH3GL I've quit calling leftists "liberals", and appreciate when I'm called "conservative" instead of Republican. Those often aren't the same thing either.

That and end the corn subsidies.

You should look up what food companies used to do before government got involved. Trust me, you want government all over businesses. And even now businesses get caught doing seriously sketchy things all the time. Such as, they didn't ban pfoa, used in manufacturing Teflon, because it's bad for your health (it is, but not enough is left to hurt you if you ate the entire coating at once) They banned it in 2015 because the companies making Teflon got caught dumping tens of thousands of gallons of it into the environment..... every year. That's the kind of difference as between using 3 drops of bleach to kill germs in a gallon of water before you drink it, and drinking the gallon of bleach directly.

If he votes democrat his opinion is irrelevant

Politicians love their backhand kickbacks from fat contracts…

@@lastswordfighter that will skyrocket the price of soda lol ironic

I second this motion, especially for federal level politicians. I would further add that congress should mostly work remotely from an office in their state's capitol with all calls recorded. Centralizing lobbyists and making situations with backroom deals is a hallmark of DC and why DC is the most expensive city in the nation.

You might get it for a couple of years then it's quietly repealed as a rider on a bill when nobody's looking.

Their greed would push them to impose a minimum pay rate at a much inflated rate than it should be so that they will make more and the local business will not be able to afford to hire anyone unless they jack their prices way up in order to recoup the additional payroll expense. That scenario would close a lot of businesses or make everything expensive as hell.

I’d be willing to send in 100 mail-in ballots for that one. LOL! Give them a taste of their own medicine.

I love this idea!!!

The United States died when they allowed tax to be collected from paychecks automatically. This eliminated the worker writing a check every quarter and going "Wtf am I paying THIS MUCH for?" Now, if you ask someone how much tax they paid last year you will get an answer of the format "Oh, I got $900 back". They wont remember what they actually PAID.

I believe it 100%. Anyone who does not hasn't looked into it.

I believe it 100%. Anyone who does not hasn't looked into it.

​​@@natehill8069 And people think they are getting paid from the government. They dont see it for what it is the government stealing and interest free loan, then repaying that loan when they are good and ready. Imagine gping to thwcbank and telling them you need an interest free loan and if they fill out a bunxh of paperwork and hage in turned it by a certain date requesting their money back, and if that paperwork has no mistakes, then you will repay them withing a few months, maybe more, just k8nda depends if you feel like it or not and if your finances allow for it. That is what the government does every year and people love it.

It is not even good spending. I mean for fucks sake if they were legit spending that to productively address social issues it would be one thing. Like say maybe a literacy program that put books and educators on the floor with illiterate adults. Philly as a 50-75% illiteracy rate among adults. Hell get some of those white collar criminals and give them a fucking book and 3 people to do group reading with and set them down wherethefuckever.

You have to buy grocery bags in Chicago or bring your own---just like Commie-fornia.

@@elultimo102 Yep! 8 cents a bag.

because they never tell the truth about tax revenues

If I did this same thing, it would be called "fraud" and I'd be jailed.

I miss the good old days when there was still such a thing as misappropriation of funds!

The media is also to blame. They focus on the initial story propaganda but never follow up to check like Stossel here how effective it actually was.

@@PreferredCustomer Media is an integral part of this scheme.

I live down in the stadium district. I do all my shopping in NJ. The tax includes tea, Gatorade, orange juice. Everything. The corner stores go to NJ to stock their stores. It’s a joke.

And these murals everywhere just get spray painted over within a day.

good for you. Now move to somewhere that isn't depressing like anywhere but the suburbs of PHilly

But do us all a favor and don't vote Democrat in your new home. Otherwise you are just dragging the failed policies you left in Philly to destroy your new home.

@@drjdvm I have never voted Democrat in my life and won't. Democrats are killing this country. Not all Republicans are good, but virtually all are better than Democrats, simply because they almost have to be, because the media is eager to report on Republicans and ignores Democrat corruption.

That happened with the Calif state lottery. They promised a percentage of lottery sales and winnings go to schools, but the administrators lowered the funding for schools the same amount it was recieving from the lottery. It was an indirect tax without having to legislate.

When they brought gambling to Pa, they said that the revenue would eliminate property taxs. So People voted for it. In the end, it was mostly used for welfare. People saw a reduction in property tax of about $200 on average. Their school taxes went up the same year by $200. They got gaming and the people got screwed. Government got richer on every side.

Exactly, I have no sympathy for these clueless idiots who have been voting democrat for seventy straight years

I don't blame the Shepard, I blame the sheep.

Bro Blame both. Alot of these polications exploit people and systems. Don't bootlick.

This is why in the old days only land owners could vote.

@@thystaff742 and that system never should have changed. I pay a shitload in taxes and employ dozens of people. Why should a drug addicted leech who contributes nothing have an equal say to me? It literally doesn't make any sense whatsoever

That's probably for the better since the teacher unions would just sponge it. At least in the "rainy day" fund, it could be used for something beneficial and reduce pressure to raise taxes.

nah, it's code speak for we want to control your life even more, and elevate ourselves by stepping up on your necks

They did the same thing in Colorado.

@Pierre-gu5vx pass

The people of Philadelphia continue to vote Democrat and then they complain. I personally live in Philadelphia and have only voted for one Democrat his name was Frank Rizzo. All to have to do is look around . 27 of 30 of the poorest cities in America are run by Democrats. You get what you deserve!!

Except small businesses. Several of the ones I did payroll for paid the owners less than many of their full time employees; profits were reinvested into the business to hire more people, advertise, buy equipment, and so forth. If only they had been governments. They could have just stolen more money.

think some devs make more than there managers but i get your point

@@furtim1 You DON'T need to steal more money, just PRINT more money. They even said it themselves. Soon we're gonna be like Venezuela, where the money is worthless.

I have them all ever my yard, poli meaning many and tics

And thats just salary. Add in the special interest and you get to be a billionaire on 100k/year somehow

Of course not. Politicians want uneducated gullible voters, not someone with an education and critical thinking skills. They'd never be elected.

people seems happy no one is moving

But we want our free stuff

That's exactly what happens in most states that have lotteries to fund schools. Technically, they keep their promise that all lottery monies go to the schools. However, they simultaneously take other revenues from the schools to fund whatever they want, so the actual increase in school budgets is little to none. And then they have the inherent conflict of interest of schools, which are responsible to teach mathematics, being financially dependent on people who don't understand mathematical probabilities enough to see why playing the lottery is such a terrible idea.

It's very easy with a general fund. It all ends up in the same pool.

he said it would help 2700 kids, what kind of bs is that? that's not worth it. like 2 and a half schools.

One of the big tricks they play is to actually route the money towards education. However, what they don't tell you, is the pot of money that used to be used for education is then funneled elsewhere. Magicians have been using this slight of hand trick for years.

ba dum ts.

Nancy Pelosi..... It's for the "children"

ha ha ( ;

Since poor people were supposed to benefit from the soda tax then why shouldn't they fund it as well?

​@@laggismaximusbecause it was supposed to specifically fund early childhood education which shouldn't include birth control or anything related to sex unless it's to teach them the danger of trafficking or abuse like creeps in dresses reading to them.

Robbery is wrong no matter how or who get robe or whatever excuses used.

so i have seven kids while on welfare now you pay for it@@davidhakadoober._1-

@@davidhakadoober._1- well yeah, but democrats vote to have s@x with 5y/o children.

Not this one. It's just an old video rereleased with a new title. You might call that a scam.

Going to work for $ to pay childcarers to raise your child hmmm

"daycare", oh hes lets trust highschool and college brainwashed kids to watch your children. thatll turn out great

Nice analogy.

My sister was a stay-at-home mom for the first year and a half after my niece was born. She started getting severe mental problems from the isolation with her husband being gone at work most of the day and limited community interaction even with her church events. And she became listless with the lack of things to do besides, in her words, "just making sure my niece was still breathing", since modern conveniences make chores take minutes a day instead of a full-time job that it used to be in our great grandparent's day. My sister kept feeling like she was failing her daughter as my sister was not self-motivated enough to do all of the active teaching and playing the way I or our mom did when we came over to babysit. That being because my sister was stuck in the same house 24/7, while we were only there for a few hours at most and could go home to recharge. Even worse since she is not a gamer or anything that would keep an introvert like me happy. So now she goes to work and barely makes more than the daycare, but it is worth it as when she is home, she is fully motivated to be a better mom as she has discipline, focus, motivation, and a set schedule from working. The downside has been that daycare, even with all the best hygiene practices available, are still cesspools of communicable diseases as multiple children in the same spot with multiple kids per adult means that the kids can be gross and get germs everywhere. My niece has been sick for a large portion of this summer. @@Maidthatkoolaid

Interesting perspective. Historically, women would do at-home crafts like pottery and weaving with other women. Kids need socialization, but I'm skeptical of outsourcing parenting and socialization to institutions. Entering the formal labor force and being a housewife all day aren't the only options.

They won't!! Philadelphia could repeal this tax anytime through ELECTIONS.

That's the problem. It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. To convince them they've been fooled is to convince them they're wrong and people hate being told they're wrong.

The Poor People of Philly are continually Promised Something For Their Votes every Election Cycle, But Absolutely Nothing Ever Materializes! Yet They Fall For it Year in and Year Out, and They NEVER Learn!

FDR said we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Then he starved Americans to death and punished farmers for not plowing crops under as children were eating out of garbage cans in the big cities. And he did zero about his KKK. FDR put known KKKers on the Supreme Court.

I had a stroke reading this.

You mean Democrats?

​@Pierre-gu5vxThis is antisemitic hate speech. I'm persuing legal action.

RIP mythbusters

He's saying that he knows but doesn't care.

He's not rejecting "your reality"... he's just rejecting reality period.

We may as well just build it-- ignoring their process--and let the government waste the same money on legal costs trying to tear it down for not following their laws. At least then, we'd actually have the stuff.

Pretty stupid on these small local businesses. A 20oz soda goes from $.99 to $1.29. I don't know why they would make it $3. its literally 1.5 cents per oz.

But in Philly it’s 4 dollars we still got the soda tax lol

Stupid ? If a tax raises the price of something by 5%, the business can raise the price by 100% and blame it on the government while raking in the profits.

@@dracos24 it wasn’t 5%. It is 1.5 cents per ounce. So a 20oz 99 cent Arizona ice tea,for example, is .30 cents more so the people would be paying 50% more for something they can leave the city and buy for a dollar. It’s a 30% tax. And it’s on everything but water. It was supposed to be on sugar sweetened drinks but even diet and no sugar added drinks are taxed. Plus why should people pay even more taxes? The city lied making it about the children when it goes into the cities general fund cause of a bad policy years ago. I live here it’s a bad tax that targeted minorities and the poor. The nicer areas of the city are closer to the border and they drive so they avoid the tax by leaving the city. Same with alcohol and cigarette taxes. Most don’t buy any of those things in the city. And to make it worse we already pay on of the highest wage taxes just for living in the city. They literally tax everything and the city is ran terribly. Just talk to ones that live here

I know what you mean, but we clearly need *more* people to listen to the nonsense they spout, and subsequently vote out these Marxist lunatics!

It used to be the state reps listened to our grievances and brought them to the attention of Congress. Nowadays, it's Congress crying their grievances at the people demanding we should do better. Fuck the politicians.

No. Listen. But know they are lying. Like FDR and Hitler. Both racist Jew-haters. We have a racist president now. He said allowing blacks in white schools would turn them into racial jungles.

Not gonna happen in large enough numbers. Too many sheeple.

@@josephbrown9685 What? Fighting back? 120 million gun owners. Many are vets.

Look at Social Security as an example.

Dont use the word "politician" Use the word "democrat". It's much more accurate.

People that vote for liars, traitors and thieves are not their victims. They are their accomplices.

You say that like it matters who they vote for.

Absolute best comment on here.

we ain’t nothing but slaves.

True. But how would you propose paying for infrastructure and roads?

​@@DavidinSLO that's not the point, people get mad at the oil companies for high fuel costs when it's the government actually taking the biggest single cut for doing nothing. roads can be payed for from the general fund as they are one of the few legitimate tasks for the government, or if you really have to tax mileage driven mabey augmented on vehicle weight. IFTIA already balances diesel taxes payed by trucks based on miles driven in each state. i still stand by the idea that the benifit of having roads is such that targrted taxes are unnecessary, states should be paying for the interstate and other main routes while towns should pay for local roads, then mabey they might change zoning to reduce the nead for the heavy roads that cars use because bikes and walking are just as fast.

Many People Do, yet they continually Vote for the Same Democrat Politicians That Basically Forced them to Change their Daily lives just to Survive.

It was on Friday nights.

@@traybern Oops ok word Friday nights then.

@@traybern " At its peak, 20/20 ran on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, in addition to its longtime Friday timeslot" -wiki

Because they don't work for us they work for themselves. They won't give themselves a pay cut.

“Pegging” is what a lot of these politicians need!😂

That, or he legitimately doesn't get it. I, however, think it leans more to evil/doesn't care.

The dude is a typical rich liberal politician. They have no concept of what it means to have average of less means. They also don't live in the areas that are directly impacted so they never come face to face with their choices. Start electing normal people if you want a truly representative government.

I would bet if that elected official had his finances audited that he is living far beyond a 120k per year lifestyle.

​@@rrmackayAbsolutely, I'm really not too upset by the 121k salary.

Because its all rigged

Maybe people should vote better.

It’s Philly all you have to be is democrat

Maybe the people should give them a reason to be fearful.

T&F.

And they need to live on a fixed income no more than what the average person makes.

Lotteries and gambling are taxes that poor people and morons pay for, which is why I don’t gamble.

Right on!

When they brought gambling to Pa, they said that the revenue would eliminate property taxs. So People voted for it. In the end, it was mostly used for welfare. People saw a reduction in property tax of about $200 on average. Their school taxes went up the same year by $200. They got gaming and the people got screwed. Government got richer on every side.

@@frotobaggins7169 These days I'm amazed people still believe anything the government tells us. I'm at the point where if a Government Weatherman tells me it's bright and sunny outside, I bring an umbrella, just in case.

Same in Va.

I like it, but then it will deter many. It will reinforce the notion and ability that only the elites can afford to be in office to pay for the taxes (minor to them) and run a campaign. We need fewer elites in office, not more. Term limits would be a great start. For all positions and posts across America. From city, state, to federal levels. In addition, we implement the same on all government jobs. We need to remove the deep seated bureaucrats. They don't need to be in the same office for 20+ years. Our country is big and diverse enough, that every one should take a turn at being in the public eye.

Just pay them half the median salary for the area In this case, only $15,000 for Philadelphia. Even if we only get the same wealthy, bloated plutocrats in office, at least we can save a few bucks.

@Pierre-gu5vx I am not religious, I did not come to believe in my God through religion, but through having many experiences with God. The one true God was with me when I was born, revealing himself to me in all sorts of ways, such as showing me future events, protecting me in all sorts of unbelievable ways,...I knew God before I was born into this world. To give an example of my faith, when I was six years old I saw a big snake swimming across a lake and wanted to touch it. For some reason God told me to run and jump in the lake and go out to the snake and touch it. Without hesitation I did. I had no idea how deep the water was, I couldn't swim, but I kept running and jumped out far as I could into the water, to my surprise I was able to walk out very far. The snake turned and came to me and I put my hand on it's back as it swam by. Not long after that God told me of a copperhead snake that was about to try to bite my throat. I was running down a very steep hill, he told me to hold my arms out and back, stick my chest out, and hold my head back. Sure enough a big copperhead snake was right in front of me and I saw it's open mouth coming up toward my face. I bounced it's head off my chest and kept running. I'm almost 60 now and God has never failed to protect me from serious harm. He told me when I was 2 years old that I was protected for these end times. Yeshua/Jesus put something in my head for these end times when I was in my twenties. Anyway, I reject all religions and agree with Jiddu Krishnamurti when he said all religions stand in the way of truth. I don't have a religion, I have a relationship with the one true God.

and laugh about it

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they live

It's sickening.

Yep. That shows just how STUPID a LOT of the electorate is! Very sad.

It's what happens when we give up on Nurturing value virtue and principals to give way to "Education". You can't teach commonsense which is a nurtured and instilled value.

Whats happened? Umm its called the Democrat party and liberal policies.

@@WolfStory Don't let the greasy snakes in the GOP across this country off the hook. 9 times out of 10, they don't do jack shit about anything. The GOP *enjoys* its role as the Washington Generals to the Democrat Globetrotters.

But who would teach the children how to break dance?

only allowing white men of good character to vote would fix all this indeed.

@@WolfStory They ain't liberals, call them what they are, corporate socialists

They also always tell voters 'pay $100 in new taxes and you will get $200 in benefits" really, politicians give back $10 if anything. But hey, guys can get a pap smear, so we got THAT going for us.....

If we cut this jerk's salary by $50k, we'd get that much in benefits, too. Politicians never seem to like that idea.

@@h.mandelene3279 PROGRESS! 🥳

Real juice has a tax or just fake stuff?

Lets get real I bet they charge the tax if you buy iced tea including unsweetened iced tea from the fountain too. So it's just a drink tax. They say soda to make it sound bad.

Interesting. I assumed it meant carbonated drinks.

You're describing Tucson.

It was a great reason for him--he got to get paid!

You know what? I'm convinced. Sign me up.