This is a great example of railroading a program through the system without thought of who will be paying for it or why. There was no public hearing, no contact whatsoever with our industry. The program's goal is worthwhile, but the method of funding and the lack of public input is unconscionable
Carl Behnke, president of ALPAC Corp., the region's largest Pepsi bottler. Business Wire, “Soft-Drink-Tax; Soft drink bottlers call for drug bill line veto”.
Friday, May 5, 1989
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