Thursday, March 12, 2009

Only in Utah......

This has to be a joke!

Lawmaker proposes possible caffeine tax


March 12, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah state lawmaker is proposing a tax on caffeine.

Rep. Craig Frank, R-American Fork, tells the Salt Lake Tribune the state already taxes addicted smokers, so why not target a broader-based addiction? He says it's a response to proposals to hike the tax on cigarettes. Those measures failed this Legislative session.

This is part of a master study resolution that lawmakers unanimously approved, so it will get a closer look over the next year.

Frank told the Tribune he has seen research that caffeine can cause spontaneous abortion, psychological abnormalities and other disorders.

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