Source: Boston.com
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This article by op-ed columnist Derrick Jackson discusses New York Governor Paterson’s failure to adopt a tax on soda and asks whether Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be able to put his into law. Paterson was destroyed by lobbyists and soda company executives on his tax proposal, which was more than triple Patrick’s.

I hope that this law goes into effect. Sure, I like not paying tax whenever I may buy a soda, but for the sake of the well-being of the Commonwealth, I’d pay a little extra. The beauty of the situation is that you only have to pay just a little more, anywhere from 5 to 10 cents extra. Multiply that by the thousands of people that buy soda, and you’ve got a solid source of revenue that will help in these tough times. Sure, people may not like to be taxed, but when all you have to do is pay an extra few cents to buy a soda, something you don’t need but want, why complain?