So much for the value menu
May 2nd, 2008 by Jonathan Maziarz in Editor's Desk, News, PoliticsThe state of New Jersey is considering putting a sin tax — like those already levied on alcohol and tobacco — on fast food Why? To help bail out a failing an overburdened hospital system. Can Florida, with its severe budget woes leading to a host of new fees this year, be far behind?
In other news this Friday morning:
• For those worried about the ever-expanding and unchecked power of the Executive Branch of government, here’s some more bad news.
• And whatever you do, don’t take your child to a baseball game and order him a lemonade.
• Visit the wild bloggers at deathby1000papercuts.com and read the puzzling tale of a supposed senior CIA agent committing “Suicide by cop” along a busy street in Houston.
• Our friends at DBKP also give us this week’s example of truly pointless scientific research: a study proving that alcohol consumption impairs judgement.
• Finally, it’s hard to beat a good exploding toilet video.
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