We must remain ever vigilant of the incessant meddling of I-know-better-than-you liberal bureauweenies. The latest incarnation of social engineering comes to us from, big surprise, San Francisco.

For years, the idea of taxing soda to beat back obesity has been tossed around in medical circles. But now, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax on beverages high in fructose corn syrup.

Newsom says obesity accounts for tens of millions of dollars in city health care costs. He cites a recent San Francisco Health Department survey that found nearly a quarter of the city’s 5th, 7th and 9th graders were overweight and that high sugar drinks make up a tenth of a kid’s daily calorie count.

I propose a big-government tax. Every time some liberal do-gooder proposes government action designed to influence the behavior of free citizens, we take them out back and beat them with copies of the constitution.

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