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"Hidden Health Taxes" Neither Ethical Nor Sustainable
It seems as though we don't have much choice when it comes to health care. Either we are going to pay what the most recent research is calling a "hidden health tax" of something on the order of $1,017 per year to cover the health care costs of the uninsured,... (read the rest)
BMA Says No To Chocolate Tax. Thank Goodness!
The Easter Bunny and chocolate fans around the UK must be breathing a bit easier after learning that the British Medical Association has voted against a chocolate tax. In an attempt to curb the obesity epidemic, some physicians in the UK were supporting a plan to add a levy to... (read the rest)
NY Governor--Public Health Crusader
On Tuesday, Democratic Governor of New York, David Paterson, spoke out against an epidemic in this country. The epidemic of fat. Now he is putting his weight (pun intended) behind a $404 million dollar tax, or put another way an 18% tax, on sugary drinks like that dangerous soda pop... (read the rest)
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