Dear Council President Clarke,
We, the following pro-growth, pro-job, free-market advocates are asking you to oppose Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to impose a 3 cents-per-ounce tax on more than 1,000 beverages—the Philly Grocery Tax. The proposed Philadelphia-only tax will—as former Governor Ed Rendell made clear—unfairly hurt the city’s poorest residents while its wealthiest citizens will be able to avoid the tax altogether.
Lower income families and individuals may not have access to larger supermarkets that offer a wider variety of less expensive options. Or they may not own cars that allow them to travel outside the city for their grocery shopping. Or they may not have access to safe, reliable public transportation.
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