On January 1,2018 , the City of Seattle began imposing a . The tax is 1.75 cents per fluid ounce. The following beverages are excluded from the tax: - Any beverage in which natural milk is the primary ingredient. - Any beverage for medical use. - Any liquid sold for use as a meal replacement or weight reduction. - Infant or baby formula. - Alcoholic beverages. - Any beverage consisting of 100 percent natural fruit or vegetable juice with no added sweetener. - Any concentrate that the consumer combines with other ingredients to create a beverage. - Any beverage that contains fewer than 40 calories per 12 ounce serving. - Sweetened medications such as cough syrup, fever reducer and similar products. The City of Seattle wants to avoid calling this a sales tax or an excise tax. My questions to you are: 1. Why do you think it is so important for the City of Seattle to avoid calling this a sales tax? 2. Do you agree with this new tax? Why or why not? 3. What do you think the consequences to the ultimate consumer will be? On January 1,2018 , the City of Seattle began imposing a . The tax is 1.75 cents per fluid ounce. The following beverages are excluded from the tax: - Any beverage in which natural milk is the primary ingredient. - Any beverage for medical use. - Any liquid sold for use as a meal replacement or weight reduction. - Infant or baby formula. - Alcoholic beverages. - Any beverage consisting of 100 percent natural fruit or vegetable juice with no added sweetener. - Any concentrate that the consumer combines with other ingredients to create a beverage. - Any beverage that contains fewer than 40 calories per 12 ounce serving. - Sweetened medications such as cough syrup, fever reducer and similar products. The City of Seattle wants to avoid calling this a sales tax or an excise tax. My questions to you are: 1. Why do you think it is so important for the City of Seattle to avoid calling this a sales tax? 2. Do you agree with this new tax? Why or why not? 3. What do you think the consequences to the ultimate consumer will be