There’s been plenty of talk about how bad soft drinks are for you, and how everyone figures you can boost state revenue by taxing the beverages. Also how that money could be used to write down health care costs. The President has even thrown his comments into the sugar bowl fray with a comment in favor of a US soda tax.

Not to be left in a cloud of complaints, the Coca-Cola Company has decided to take the lead and put detailed calorie information on the front of all product packages. This information may quickly make the need for a soda tax an obsolete concept.

When you see how fattening that Coke is, you may switch to one of the company’s other products: Dasani Water, for instance. Or you might concentrate on their other, healthier drinks, such as its full line of juices. Sure they have calories and sugar, but they have benefits not found in sodas. At least you can hope you are drinking something that might keep you healthy.

The company deserves credit for being willing to detail its calorie and nutritional information, but they want no part of the blame for the current state of the health debate. As the soda tax debate gets more heated, no company wants to be the whipping boy for the health of the nation.

We are the consumers. We can make the good decisions.