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September 18, 2003
Espressos For All!
On Tuesday Seattleites exercised their constitutional rights and voted NO on Initiative 77, which was a 10 cent surcharge on espresso. The money from this tax would go to fund programs for underprivileged children. It sounds kind of heartless of residents to reject paying a dime a day to help needy kids, but the biggest reason I've heard against seems to be that people here don't have faith in their government to spend the money properly.
Considering the enormous amount of coffee I consume, coupled with the inability to vote in this country, I was feeling pretty helpless. I was neither for, nor against the bill. On the one hand, I want relatively inexpensive coffee (although at $2-$3 a cup, it's a poor argument), on the other, I want to get money to the kids who need it. Ah, the joys of politics.
Comments
How about a Coffee For Kids initiative where coffee houses set up in elementary school parking lots and make sure that every child, regardless of household income, gets a hot cup of coffee with which to start their day.
Posted by: ian at September 18, 2003 11:11 AM