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Sin Taxes and the New Social Contract

ikefriday wrote 3 months ago: Originally posted June 5, 2009 In our post-constitutional era, we have recently discovered that the … more →

Tags: Tax Policy, Politics, Unconstitutional Taxes, Democrat, taxes, obama, constitution, Government, Healthcare

The Unwinnable War: How To End The War On Drugs3 comments

dylanmoore wrote 3 months ago: In a time when many have begun to question how well their government is spending their money it was … more →

Tags: Politics, al-Qaeda, banned drugs, Canadian Politics, Drug Smuggling, Drug Trafficking, drugs, gangs, Government

'Sin taxing' and redistribution...

darrellgoodliffe wrote 4 months ago:  The Spectator’s Coffee House blog has figures which show the poor pay more in taxation than t … more →

Tags: Opinion, Labour, Liberal Demoracts, Economy, Taxation, enviroment

Tuesday Night Open Mic for July 28, 2009283 comments

USWeapon wrote 4 months ago: Well, I enter the regular Tuesday Night Open Mic weathered and worn. A teenage son that actually wan … more →

Tags: Congress, Economics, Government Accountability, Government Reform, Health Care, Politics, Racism in America, voter issues, Barney Frank

Senate mulls taxing alcohol, sugary drinks to pay for healthcare

Obi Jo wrote 4 months ago: “Sugar, rum and tobacco are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which are becom … more →

Tags: health reform, Tax Policy, Underinsured, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exclusions, health, Insurance, health-care reform, health insurance access

Episode 5 - The Healthcare Episode

acwot wrote 5 months ago: Here it is…The Healthcare Episode (the extended censored version)! But that’s not all. W … more →

Tags: ACWOT, health, Podcasts, Politics, h.r. 3200, Health Care, Health Insurance

Still Smoking

justabovesunset wrote 5 months ago: It happened when starting graduate school around 1970 or so – Duke had that wonderful gothic campus, … more →

Tags: smoking, A Counterblaste to Tobacco, Tobacco, FDA Now Regulates Tobacco, Scolds and Busybodies, Regulating Private Behavior

Why Don't They Just Make it Illegal Already?1 comment

liberexmachina wrote 5 months ago: Oh yeah; the Democrats want it both ways. They want to stop people from smoking and tax the snot out … more →

Tags: In The News, smoking, bans, overregulation

TAXES: Forget "Pay to Play". I Say, "Pay to Poo".

Paul Sonderman wrote 6 months ago: Deep Thoughts on Conservation And Taxes Ever since I can remember, people have bitched about paying … more →

Tags: Politics, Soul searching, Government, pop culture, National, helping, activism, business, Economy

MINUTEMEN UPDATE: Senate considering Coke tax

nowooski wrote 6 months ago: The United States Senate is considering a federal tax on pop and other sugary beverages, the Wall St … more →

Tags: MINUTEMEN UPDATE, Lifestyle, Pop, lifestyle tax, taxes, Healthcare, Government, Senate, News

Barefaced brazenness

random_salt wrote 6 months ago: The Philippine Star reports today that Bureau of Customs (BOC) deputy commissioner Alexander Arevalo … more →

Tags: department of finance, bureau of customs, Great Book Blockade of 2009, Florence Agreement, Taxation, Imported Books, Estela V. Sales, alexander arevalo, exequiel javier

The Nanny Tax Rap1 comment

Danny wrote 6 months ago: This blog is dedicated to the proposition that all taxes are equally annoying and that politicians w … more →

Sin Taxes!

kencollier wrote 7 months ago: The Fort Worth Star Telegram had a nice story on “sin taxes.” In the story, Representati … more →

Tags: Fiscal Policy

I remained silent when they took away cigarettes because I'm not a smoker3 comments

christopherfountain wrote 7 months ago: Well that’s not true, actually, but those of you who applauded the recent tax hike on cigarett … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

The New Cigarette Tax

anniewilson wrote 8 months ago: … more →

Tags: Humor, Random, Entertainment, Personal, Video Blog, Men, silliness, Life, Women

Up In Smoke3 comments

Kate Ryan wrote 8 months ago: Today the federal cigarette tax is going up from 30 cents per pack to $1.01 per pack, the largest-ev … more →

Tags: Economy, Popular Culture, smoking

Sin City Vices Face Taxing Challenges

vbablogger wrote 8 months ago: Las Vegas entertainment to some is not going out to an expensive dinner or even a movie- it’s … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Las Vegas, News, Economy, Drinking, recession, las vegas entertainment, Las Vegas News, taxes

Are Sin Taxes Fair?1 comment

Jonathan Simeone wrote 9 months ago: Democrats want us to believe that the recent expansion of the Children’s State Health Insurance Prog … more →

Tags: Politics, taxes, Democrats, Congress, Children, Cigarettes, States, smoking, smokers

Tax Hiker Of The Year1 comment

Danny wrote 11 months ago: New York Gov. David Paterson wins the award for this laundry list of items he has proposed taxing: … more →

Tags: Internet, Sales, The Tax Hikers, Utilities, gov david paterson, ipod tax, obesity tax


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