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Coca-Cola Taxes (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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News: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2024/08/06/coca-cola-could-face-16-billion-irs-bill-after-its-tax-court-arguments-fall-flat/

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does it? Mountain dew has like 50-60mg of caffeine per 12 oz can, where an average 8oz cup of coffee can have somewhere in the 75-100mg range. A standard double shot espresso drink will have anywhere from 75-150mg.

Also, I don't think the caffeine content is the thing to worry about at any rate, I'm more concerned with the 46g of sugar per can.

[–] WordBox 2 points 2 months ago

Fwiw... Mt Dew Zero has 68mg/12oz. I think regular and diet are 55ish.

[–] Illuminostro 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I may be wrong, and talking out of my ass, but I know it has a lot of caffeine.

Anecdote warning: I, due to my autism, get fixated on certain foods, hobbies, whatever, etc. On a job I worked, I decided I liked Mountain Dew for 4 or 5 days, and "wore it out" in American Southern parlance, and then abandoned it. A day later, I noticed I got a headache around 2 PM everyday, for 2 or 3 days.

I said to my coworker in the truck "I don't know what's wrong with me, do I have a brain tumor or am I about to have a stroke?"

She said "It's those fucking Mountain Dews you drank for days. They're loaded with caffeine."

I've avoided them since. But the Code Red Mountain Dews are delicious.