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Cupcakes: The New Cocaine
Wed, 11/12/2008 - 2:36pm | posted by Shana Kluck
In efforts to stem the growing trend of childhood obesity, California lawmakers passed legislation in 2005 that restricted the sugar and fat content levels in food sold on public school campuses. The law went into effect in 2007, but outcry from parents and students against the regulations is bringing the nutritional restrictions to the notice of the national public. While the focus is currently on California, over 600 school districts across the country have similar strictures, with Kentucky campuses being subject to the strictest regulations.
They Want to Tax the Booze? Now, It’s War
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 7:59am | posted by Doug Mataconis
Via The Weekly Standard comes news of a one of the many taxes under consideration to fund ObamaCare:
The U.S. Senate is considering a proposal that would dramatically raise what they call “lifestyle taxes” to pay for a huge federal health care program. Under this proposal you would be paying more for some of the simple things you enjoy, such as a soft drink and your favorite alcohol beverages. The proposal calls for a staggering increase in federal taxes on alcohol beverages of up to 229 percent!…
