What shoppers need to know about the Cook County pop tax

[Freddie]

1. Good idea but

The beverage industry is fighting this fiercely with zillions in advertising and lawyers. You can't listen to the radio in the Philly area for 5 minutes without hearing an ad about it ("stop the grocery tax!" and the poor guy who can't make a living anymore delivering soda) plus I think it's at least their 2nd lawsuit about it pending.
If it's another "sin tax" (which I have no objection to) I don't get why they're taxing diet drinks too. Probably difficult to administer taxing one but not the other.