Where 'Yes! to affordable groceries' really means no to a soft drinks tax

The soda industry is spending millions of dollars to push ballot measures that would permanently deny cities the ability to tax sugary drinks and other items

Standing in a grocery store produce aisle, her face shadowed with dread, the middle-aged girl speaks on to the digital camera and makes a plea for widespread decency.

“We shouldn’t be taxed on what we eat,” she says in a business that’s being broadcast throughout Washington State. “We have to eat to outlive, and if we have now to chop again on what we eat, that’s not going to be good — particularly for the aged.” In the run-up to Election Day, residents of Washington and Oregon have been bombarded with related messages from teams with names like “Yes! To Affordable