There are more than four issues against a sugar tax, lets add two more.

1 - No factual evidence exists definitively linking sugar as the single soul cause of diabetes or obesity.

2 - No factual evidence exists showing a sugar tax would reduce instances of diabetes or obesity.

People have been drinking Coka-Cola for 131 years, yet instances of diabetes and obesity only began increasing in the past few years.

What societal changes have occurred in the past few years that would account for increases in diabetes and obesity?

Automation and the digital age, both of which have resulted in a dramatic decline in the physical activity of people. Now you know the two main causes of these increases.