MedPol: Detroit Ponders Fast-Food Tax

A 2-percent tax, to be precise, on top of the 6-percent tax already on prepared food in Detroit.

Mixed feelings, all around.

Revenue = good

Disproportionately affecting lower income folk = bad

Discouraging people from fast food = good

Chance people will actually be discouraged from eating fast food = low

Unfairly punishing one sort of corporate whoredom = who cares?

Pushing businesses out of Detroit = highly unlikely

Chance of passing = close to zero