I wish to apologize for stating that there was a direct link between FACT and the American Beverage Institute and have redacted the offending content. While the both oppose the proposed drink tax, they are not the same organization. A hasty reading of a Tribune Review article led to some confusion, which is easy for [...]
November 17, 2007
Categories: Allegheny County, American Beverage Institute, Drink Tax, FACT, Kevin Joyce, The Carlton . . Author: yinsurgent . Comments: 1 Comment
Due to a hasty skimming of a Pittsburgh Tribune Review article, the YT had carelessly and incorrectly associated FACT, with the DC lobbying firm, the American Beverage Institute. They are apparently waging separate campaigns against the proposed drink tax. Despite the fact that the Pennsylvania Restaurant Association, the primary source of FACT’s funding(as in single [...]
November 16, 2007
Categories: Allegheny County, American Beverage Institute, Consumerism, Drink Tax, FACT, Fraud, Global Capitalism, Labor, Neo-liberalism, North Shore Connector, Onorato, Pittsburgh, Port Authority . . Author: yinsurgent . Comments: 8 Comments