Happy tax day! Are you getting a refund this year or did you have to pay up? Some people view their tax refund as "free money" while others are much more responsible with their government issued check.

A recent proposal to push for taxes on soft drinks was rejected on 11/14/06 by the American Medical Association. The initial proposal was an attempt to combat the obesity epidemic in the United States. Instead, the nation's most influential doctors' group voted in favor of a proposal for a broader-based effort to combat obesity, the Associated Press reported.