The state of California has banned localities from enacting any more soda taxes until 2031. Host Dan Loney talks with Jason Riis, Senior Research Fellow at Wharton, Karen Glanz, Epidemiology Professor at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Christina Roberto, Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, to discuss the motivations behind this new ruling and whether or not other states may follow suit on Knowledge at Wharton.
This Week in Business
California Bans Future Soda Taxes
with Jason Riis, Karen Glanz, and Christina Roberto
July 9, 2018
• 21 min listen
Updated: July 10, 2018
with Jason Riis, Karen Glanz, and Christina Roberto
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