date:Feb 16, 2013
Nearly 70% of California voters say taxing sugar-sweetened beverages is a good idea if the money goes to school nutrition and physical activity programs, according to a Field Poll released Thursday.
That figure declines if the question is just whether they favor such a tax, with 53% opposed and 40% in favor.
The results were released a day after the Washington-based nutrition advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,