One of the most shared photos I’ve ever seen on social media came from inside a Seattle Costco, and it perfectly captures what’s wrong with Olympia’s latest policy obsession.
On the shelf: a 35-pack of Coke priced at $10.99. Just below it: a line item labeled “City of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee” — $7.35. The tax alone is nearly as much as the soda itself.
That’s not satire. That’s what happens when lawmakers decide that taxing something politically unpopular counts as solving a complex problem…