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iTunes Labeled A 'Sin' (For Tax Purposes, Of Course)
May 9, 2008
Americans are on a slippery slope. Across the nation, self-appointed “experts” are lobbying to regulate the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the goods we buy, assuming that Americans are too stupid to choose for ourselves. The fact is that paternalistic politicians are constantly overreaching. For instance, California legislators are currently battling to tax six-packs, grocery bags, and music downloads, on top of the state’s already sky-high taxes. Alluding to the “here we go again” nature of these “sin” taxes, the Los Angeles Times remarks:
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Holy Veal!
May 9, 2008
Preachy animal activists would love to see the day when no one eats Grandma’s veal parmigiana. The day when talk of veal osso bucco draws the sort of sneers reserved for filterless cigarettes and morning martinis.
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Organic Enthusiast 'Goes On Feelings'
May 8, 2008
From tricky milk labels to the knee-jerk hysteria over genetically modified foods, hardly a day goes by without the usual activist efforts to turn consumers into “all-natural” elitists. But as illustrated by a recent debate over organic agriculture in The Independent, it looks like the organic-only crowd may be running out of straws to grasp.
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