Should sugary drinks and soda be taxed?

[politicallefty]

I'm undecided on the subject, but if there is to be a tax on sugary drinks, it shouldn't apply to artificial sweeteners and it should be based on the amount of sugar in the drink. The taxes I've seen proposed tax per ounce regardless of amount of sugar or even it's an artificial sweetener. If we're looking at health issues, I'd once again have to point the finger at HFCS, something that didn't appear in our food or drinks until about the mid-1980s.