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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 23 > Sometimes it’s too green to swallow

Sometimes it’s too green to swallow


August 23, 2009

We never did like the idea that smote the Seattle City Council last year, and, it turns out, local voters didn't either. They rejected a 20-cent tax on grocery, convenience store and pharmacy bags by a substantial margin last week, proving that some ideas are just too green to swallow. Kind of....

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