https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/06/june-7-roundup-5/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 07 Jun 2017 22:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/06/june-7-roundup-5/comment-page-1/#comment-345935 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 22:13:53 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=64687#comment-345935 Soda is being taxed extra, but on the other hand, purveyors of Stupid Pills have found a fertile market demographic in the Seattle City Council.
I am so glad that I am beyond their reach – for now.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/06/june-7-roundup-5/comment-page-1/#comment-345933 Wed, 07 Jun 2017 05:25:12 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=64687#comment-345933 Soda Tax
It used to be keeping up with the Joneses. Now we’re finding it tough to keep up with the progressives. The soda tax passed overwhelmingly on Monday, 7 to 1. It would have been 8 to 1 but council member Kshama Sawant was absent; presumably working on her new dragnet to get landlords to do more work for the party:
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/pay-deposit-rent-truck-register-to-vote-kshama-sawant-plan-would-have-landlords-give-voter-info-to-new-renters/

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