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Redlich sharply disagrees with the Paterson-Bloomberg soda tax, pointing out that store-brand colas cost about 88 cents for a 2 liter bottle: “Paterson and Bloomberg want to slap a 68-cent tax on them. Do you know who buys store-brand sodas? People who can’t afford Coke!”

Seeking support from the various Tea Party groups in New York, Redlich believes the soda tax is an issue that can bring them all together.  “That’s not how you operate when you have budget problems. You don’t stick it to the regular people who are trying to get by,” said Redlich.

If the soda tax makes it into the state budget, Redlich says there will be a Soda Party: “The original patriots dumped tea in the harbor. Pouring soda on the Capitol will be a wake-up call to Paterson, Silver and everyone else inside that bubble.”

“NYS and NYC needs to look into cutting spending before thinking about driving more hard working taxpayers out of New York with more nanny taxes, which will reduce tax revenue, not increase them. Warren has the right idea with a Soda Protest Party,” said Steven Vasquez, a NY State Tea Party organizer and NY State Coordinator for Campaign for Liberty.