An authoritarian, controlled economy will fail. We don’t need any more examples to understand why.

Now we know how much effort you put in. No group would produce such a subpar result.

If you’d like to know more about how you’re being manipulated then I recommend The Manufacturing of Consent.

Yes. But, it’s not difficult or expensive.

Buy a used tank & mix machine as found in most restaurants. Register a business with your state. Sign the exclusivity deal with Coke or Pepsi. Buy the syrup. If you’re using this every day it’ll be cheaper than sodastream in a relatively short period of time.