Sugary Drink Tax

Before I start my argument, I thank you for taking in on this debate. This has been my first debate so far in 7 months, so here goes nothing.Sugary Drink Taxes Are Just A Way for Tax Collectors & Cities to Get Money, & the Tax Hurts CitizensCurrently, there are many cities that have sugary drink taxes, and here's the list:- Albany, California- Berkley, California- Oakland, California- San Francisco, California- Boulder, Colorado- Chicago, Illinois & it's neighboring suburbs (planned July 2017)- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Seattle, WashingtonAlthough there are cities in other continents that have sugary drink taxes, that would be a very long list, so I have just listed the American cities & suburbs that already have and/or are planning to have a sugary drink tax.Right now, there's an easy explanation for these sugary drink taxes that have been appearing. One of the reasons is that it's an extremely efficient way for taxpayers to gain extra money from the citizens themselves. Already, tax collectors make billions of dollars each year (and when I mean billions of dollars, I mean billions of dollars). However, tax collectors have used all the old techniques in the rulebook of taxation and are currently looking for ways to tax the citizens, so they've decided to make the sugary drink taxes that have been abounding upon many cities all over the world. This would negatively affect the consumer mainly because the consumer would have to pay more money for sugary drinks, which would make Americans poorer, which can lead to economic downpour. This sugary drink tax, as a result, will just dwindle the economy and will hurt consumers and will benefit tax collectors and the cities themselves, and this isn't even mentioning all the other major taxes that citizens have to pay. With the sugary drink tax, a citizen might have to pay double the price of a sugary drink!The Sugary Drink Tax Won't Help Reduce ObesityCurrently, sugary drinks are one out of many reasons that are the cause of the increase in obesity in many countries. It seems that sugary drink taxes can solve this problem right? Wrong! In many cases, even with sugary drink taxes, people that crave sugary drinks that aren't willing to change their habits will still buy them, mainly because there's nothing that can replicate those sugary drinks that are obsessed with. Additionally, healthier alternatives to sugary drinks are falling in price, which gives citizens a chance to reduce obesity at their own discretion.The Sugary Drink Tax Is Removing Jobs & Hurts BusinessesHere's all the evidence for this point:http://www.theblaze.com...http://www.businessinsider.com...http://www.bizjournals.com...So far, the sugary drink tax has also negatively affected consumers in another way, availability of jobs. Currently, articles from The Blaze, Business Insider, & Biz Journals have reported that two big soda companies Coca-Cola & Pepsi Company, & many grocery stores are reporting losses as a result of the sugary drink tax. This negatively affects the consumer because fewer jobs will be available, and there could be a less availability of food if these sugary drink taxes continue to exist! Additionally, the sugary drink tax doesn't encourage more businesses in the food department (except for health food products), mainly because of what has happened so far, which is mainly a loss of jobs, profit, & interest in the economy.This is all I have to say about for this round. Once again, this is my first debate in 7 months, so don't expect any pizzass in the next couple rounds. Currently, this is the end of my argument, and I will be silently waiting for my opponent to post his/her argument.