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Governors Display New Hunger for Tax Revenue

December 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Imagine receiving a ticket after ordering food at a restaurant’s drive-thru window.  Though frightening, it might become possible if two state governors find a way to combine their seemingly-unrelated efforts to raise taxes.

A piece published in the New York Daily News almost two weeks ago outlined Gov. David Paterson’s effort to impose 88 new fees [...]

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Group Releases ‘Obesity GPS’ to Battle the Bulge

December 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Confused after reading a news release issued today by the STOP Obesity Alliance, I decided to rewrite the portion of that news release containing a description of the group’s “Obesity GPS.”
In the news release, the Obesity GPS is described in long-winded fashion as the first navigation tool developed to guide public and private decision makers [...]

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Solution Available to End ‘War Against Tobacco’

June 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday, the never-ending controversy I’ve dubbed the “War Against Tobacco” made headlines when the state of New York began charging smokers an additional $1.25 per pack of cigarettes, bringing the total tax to a whopping $2.50. While I don’t smoke and have never been a smoker, I find the arguments on both sides [...]

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