Sugar Tax | Senate Leaders Consider Taxing Soft Drinks

Is sugar another sin?
Liquor tax, tobacco tax, gas tax — could sugar tax be next? Some senators are throwing around the idea of slapping a tax onto sugary soft drinks, hence the moniker “sugar tax.”
Although the Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other media outlets are raising a bit of alarm [...]

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sodas
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

Freakonomics | Strange Side Effects of the Recession

Desperate times
We’ve all seen the stories about unemployment, saving money, companies doing huge layoffs and low consumer confidence. These and many other stories are the predictable fallout of a struggling economy.
However, today I came across a few stories that fall outside the lines.
Toilet tender
I have written previously about U.S. Airways [...]

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Some airline passengers might have to pay for the privilege of using a tiny bathroom.
Friday, February 27th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild