Latte tax rejected.
Seattle's Initiative 77--to put a 10-cent-a-cup tax on
espresso drinks sold in Seattle Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. to pay for day care and preschool--was
recently rejected by voters.
By more than 2-to-1, voters rejected the idea in September September: see month. .
Supporters said the tax on espresso drinks appeared bizarre bizarre adjective Referring to a strange thing; bizarre is used by pathologists for highly abnormal cells or patterns , but it
would make day care and preschool more available, improve the quality of
teachers and staff, and replace some state funding for programs.
John Burbank Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. , whose Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle
devised the idea, said the opponents felt that the tax would hurt
small-business owners.
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