Echoes of the tobacco wars: Why is Big Soda afraid to publicly oppose the Richmond soda tax?
by: Andrew Cheyne
posted on Wednesday, October 03, 2012
The city council of Richmond, Calif., has made headlines by putting a soda tax on the ballot. This has the beverage industry running scared and once again borrowing tactics from Big Tobacco — this time in an effort to deceive voters.
Tags: American Beverage Association, beverage industry, Big Soda, campaign finance, Citizens United, Community Coalition Against Beverage Taxes, public health, Richmond, soda tax