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    Advocacy Group Claims Soda Tax Will Benefit Schools $233 Per Student

    April 21, 2011
    A study by the California Center for Public Health Policy estimates a 1-cent per ounce tax on sugary sodas and other sweetened drinks would generate $233 per student and fund initiatives to prevent childhood obesity

    A study by the California Center for Public Health Policy estimates a 1-cent per ounce tax on sugary sodas and other sweetened drinks would generate $233 per student and fund initiatives to prevent childhood obesity, according to The Santa Cruz Sentinel in Santa Cruz, Calif.

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