Voters Still Opposed To Obesity Tax
Governor Paterson didn’t convince many people in his State of the State address last week that a tax on soda and other sugary drinks would help stamp out obesity.
Sixty-four percent of voters oppose the so-called “obesity tax,” up four percentage points from a poll Dec. 24, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
Voters approve 53–25 percent of the job Paterson is doing, and split 42–43 percent on his handling of the state budget, up from 40–46 percent last month.
Voters disapprove 54–28 percent of the way the legislature is doing its job, but voters support 80–16 percent raising taxes on millionaires.
By a 56–30 percent margin, voters would rather cut services than raise taxes.
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