Taxing Bottled Water

Chicago may be in the forefront of a movement. There seems to be a backlash against bottled water. A Chicago alderman wants to place a tax on the bottled water:

“Ald. George Cardenas (12th) wants to slap a tax of up to 25 cents on the cost of every bottle to help close a $217 million budget gap.

“People enjoy jogging or driving with a bottle of water. There’s a cost associated with this behavior. You have to pay for it,” said Cardenas, one of Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staunchest City Council supporters.”

link: Alderman Wants To Tax Bottled Water

When cost of bottled water exceeds the price of beer, will ‘beer drinking’ be considered an environmental friendly behaviour?

Catherine