Most Philadelphians Evade Illegitimate Soda Tax

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Drink Taxes Damage the Economy and Do Nothing to Cut Sugar Intake:
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/371394-drink-taxes-damage-the-economy-and-do-nothing-to-cut-sugar-intake

(Susan Neely) The start of the new year means new resolutions for millions of Americans. These include resolutions to lose weight, eat better, exercise more, and save money. In Philadelphia, local leaders set their own goals last January to curb obesity and raise revenue through a new tax on non-alcoholic beverages. But like so many New Year’s resolutions, the Philadelphia beverage tax fell short of the promises local officials made to consumers.

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My Commentary: Whoa! Turns out that most Philadelphians are tax-evading criminals, who prefer to “steal” from the “public,” rather than pay their “fair share”! LOL!

Thinking About Health Food

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Plant-Based Whole Food Living,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Think about it: if there is a 'health food' section in the grocery store, what does that make the rest of the food sold there?"

“Think about it: if there is a ‘health food’ section in the grocery store, what does that make the rest of the food sold there?”

My Commentary: LOL!

Discussing Government Efforts to Regulate Competition Out of Existence for Big Business

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Government: Regulating Competition Out of Existence for Big Business“…

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Rayn: Government: regulating competition out of existence for big business…

Well, Back to Smoking: FDA Bans 99 Percent of E-Cigarettes:
https://fee.org/articles/well-back-to-smoking-fda-bans-99-percent-of-e-cigarettes/

Tru Leo: No surprise there

Government: Regulating Competition Out of Existence for Big Business

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

2016-08-09-government-regulating-competition-out-of-existence-for-big-business

Well, Back to Smoking: FDA Bans 99 Percent of E-Cigarettes:
https://fee.org/articles/well-back-to-smoking-fda-bans-99-percent-of-e-cigarettes/

() The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published long-awaited rules Thursday that could ban 99 percent of e-cigarette products and wreck industry innovation for years to come.

Passed in 2009, the Tobacco Control Act says all e-cigarette products released after February 15, 2007, (predicate date) will have to go through the Pre-Market Tobacco Applications process (PMTA). FDA officials claim they cannot change the predicate date.

The PMTA is ruinously expensive and can cost millions of dollars per product and by the FDA’s own admission will take more than 1,700 hours for an applicant to complete.

Since almost all vapor products on the market were released after February 2007, hardly any will avoid a PMTA and almost no businesses, with the exception of big tobacco companies, will be able to bear the regulatory burden.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Government: regulating competition out of existence for big business…

Moving Right Out of Babylon

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by my friend, Ann Yahu, and originally posted it to the wall of my friend, Rebekah P., along with commentary…

“Now Leaving Babylon ->”

My Commentary: 🙂