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October 27, 2008

Beverage tax foes raise $3.5 mill.

Fed Up With Taxes, the group behind Question 1, has raised $3.5 million to try to get people to vote "yes" on Nov. 4.

The effort is to repeal taxes on soda, beer, wine and flavored drinks that were put in place to fund Dirigo Health. The latest campaign finance reports filed Friday with the ethics commission show the Fed Up With Taxes folks getting the bulk of their money in October from:

•Coca-Cola: $655,058
•Maine Beer and Wine Wholesalers: $350,000
•Pepsi: $172,715
•Anheuser-Busch Co.: $120,000

On other other side, the "no" on 1 people -- Health Coverage for Maine -- have raised has raised just under $190,000. Their biggest contributor this reporting period was the Maine State Employees Association, which gave $10,000.

Posted by Susan M. Cover at 02:53 PM

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Why is everyone up in arms about the monies the Fed Up With Taxes people have received. This is the USA, it's good to support something you believe in! Perhaps the fact that there is so little support on the other side ought to let you know it is a very very bad referendum question.

Vote YES on 1.

Posted by Joy
October 27, 2008 04:18 PM