It's not all just about calorie count. If you eat healthy, balanced meals calorie count is less important.

And it's true that a tax on sugary drinks will affect the poor more than the well off. What's the alternative? Tell me without resorting to tired anti-tax rhetoric. Do we just let multinational corporations do whatever they want? Even if it's making people sick (like tobacco does, like asbestos does)? Or is it a good idea to reduce harm?