The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has long led efforts to tax unhealthy products, starting with tobacco. WHO describes its health tax efforts here. It recently issued Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2023. The report finds that 108 countries have some kind of

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead, recently gave fans a glimpse of the harsh reality behind those giant NFL game checks, and how much is lost to taxes. Taxes hit NFL players hard, now we learn how much. It obviously varies depending on where they play. In Florida, for example,

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For your calendar today at 6:30 pm EST: ***** The World Health Organization has taken a major step: it calls on member countries to tax sugar-sweetened beverages. “Taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages can be a powerful tool to promote health because they save lives and prevent disease, while

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