What Fighting Big Tobacco Can Teach Us About Taxing Sugary Drinks

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In 1994, Dr. Kelly Brownell put forward a radical idea in a New York Times op-ed: He proposed a tax on sugary beverages. Fast forward 20 years, and his idea has taken hold in countries.
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