Nanny State

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• As God is my witness, I thought that this was fake.

  
  Moe Lane — Authority: 645
  It was from the Weekly World News , after all. Which is a site that I love, but… well. But no .  It’s all too real. God help us all.
  2 hours ago

• Federal workers owe more than $3 billion in income taxes they failed to pay in 2008.

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 143
  Feds owe Uncle Sam $3B in unpaid taxes December 14, 2009 - 10:43am Mark Segraves, wtop.com http://www.wtop.com/?nid=428&sid=1838232 WASHINGTON - At a time when the White House is projecting the largest deficit in the nations history, Uncle Sam is trying to recover billions of dollars in unpaid taxes from its ...
  6 hours ago

• Hookah Bar Owner Fights for Freedom

  
  Carolina Politics Online — Authority: 134
  The owner of a Chapel Hill hookah bar says he will defy the state’s new smoking ban that has ensnared his business but exempted other types of smoking establishments. Adam Bliss, owner of Hookah Bliss, believes the ban is discriminatory. He will continue to sell hookahs and alcohol beginning Jan. 2, the day it ...
  9 hours ago

• The Anxiety of Freedom

  
  Red Tory v.3.0 — Authority: 477
  Paul A. Rahe, author of Soft Despotism: Democracy’s Drift relates political behavior to human nature. Rahe argues that governmental policies regarded by some as manifestations of a tyrannical, overbearing “nanny state” inducing individuals to happily succumb to a state of servility are primarily caused by a ...
  11 hours ago

• ObamaCare Is Seriously Floundering

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 144
  Hope springs eternal. And here are a few hopeful considerations that the Senates boondoggle "health care reform" bill is facing defeat. * Catrons post, "Harry Reid: Making Sausage in the Dark" from Health Care BS * John Steele Gordons "Like a Stone" at Commentary * Jennifer Rubins "Did Reid Kill ObamaCare?" ...
  17 hours ago

• British School Student Suspended for "Dealing" Potato Chips in School

  
  Laughing Stalk Humor Columns by Erik Deckers — Authority: 127
  Joel Bradley is in big trouble at school. He was suspended for a day selling black market contraband. A packet of potato chips (also called "crisps" in England). According to an article in the Liverpool, Joel sold the chips — Discos — for 50p ($.80) He would often earn £15 ($24.50) per day doing it. This was ...
  17 hours ago

• Trentons War On Taxpayers Continues

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 143
  Ready for your wallets to get even lighter heading into the Christmas season, Save Jerseyans? As we told you on Saturday, the New Jersey General Assembly is scheduled to vote later today and, when the final tally is counted, award in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants living in the Garden State... ...
  18 hours ago

• A Funny Nanny State Observation

  
  CORRUPT.org: Remaking Modern Society — Authority: 475
  Milton Friedman argues against drug prohibition: One of his more interesting arguments: If we ban drugs because they might harm people, why is it in principle wrong to ban overeating or smoking? The video producers then list a bunch of stuff that could become illegal in America. The funny part: most of it is already ...
  19 hours ago

• Come into my parlour

  
  Head Rambles — Authority: 423
  It’s not often that I see a little ray of hope in this Godforsaken country of ours. For too long, the Nanny State has been encroaching on our daily lives.  We are surrounded by petty rules and regulations to ensure that no one gets hurt.  God forbid that anyone should scrape a knee or fall off something. ...
  19 hours ago

• Thou Shall Have Rubbish!

  
  Conservative Compendium — Authority: 134
  The never ending parade of ridiculous stories out of the UK featuring heartless bureaucracy and runaway moonbattery continues: A SHOPKEEPER has been fined £180 by Southend Council for NOT producing commercial rubbish. Mark Howard, 50, owner of Sutton Cycles in Sutton Road, Southend, has recycled all the ...
  1 day ago

• Health care loophole would allow coverage limits

  
  PID News — Authority: 148
  (AP) – A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates.via Yahoo! News.
  1 day ago

• No Wellington casino

  
  Kiwiblog — Authority: 626
  The Dom Post reports : A developer’s plan to build a casino in Wellington appears doomed after Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy ruled out a law change required for it to proceed. Backers of the proposed billion-dollar project in Shelly Bay – which also includes a luxury apartment block and a gondola at ...
  1 day ago

• A last word: Jason’s Law.

  
  Inn From The Night — Authority: 99
  I say a “last word” because frankly I’m fucking sick of the subject. People have been using the first article I wrote on the subject as a means of gaining support for this joke of a bill. I have written NOTHING that supports “Jason’s Law”, nor will I.  So, to this asshole “roadhammer”, a hearty and ...
  2 days ago

• Another Step Towards Socialism

  
  Carolina Politics Online — Authority: 134
  Just a few hours ago the U.S. House of Representatives passed The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, House Bill 4173, which if passed by the U.S. Senate will do the following: The House voted 223 to 202 today to approve the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Great ...
  3 days ago

• CitizenLink: Marriage Penalty Hidden in Health Care Reform

  
  PID News — Authority: 148
  (CITIZENLINK.COM) — A closer look at premium payments in both the House and Senate health care bills shows higher premiums that might discourage couples tying the knot. For instance, in the House version, an unmarried couple each making $30,000 a year would pay $1,320 combined each year for private health insurance. ...
  4 days ago

• What ?!"Real" gun buys arent enough?

  
  Conservative Scalawag — Authority: 138
  Nope, real gun buy backs arent enough for the anti-gun dolts. No, now they want you to turn in your toy guns . Perhaps this is training, or indoctrination - you chose, for our kids. This way thy will see guns as evil, not as useful tools for protecting your rights,family, or to put food on the table. Nope, we gotta ...
  4 days ago

• Private Health Care Insurance will be History

  
  yeah, right — Authority: 125
  Robert Tracinkski has written a nice one-page summary of the 2000-page health care bill that the Senate is “debating.”  First, he says, ignore the abortion-funding issue because the left will accept restrictions on that to get moderate democrat votes for passage.  And debating the “public option” is only a ...
  4 days ago

• Regulation of the Day 82: Veterinarians

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 570
  Did you know that the federal government is in the veterinary accreditation business ? It’s true. Federal certification requires completion of veterinary school, state certification, plus an orientation course that covers: (A) Federal animal health laws, regulations, and rules; (B) Interstate movement ...
  4 days ago

• The Injustice (And Utter Foolishness) of the Estate Tax

  
  Vital Signs — Authority: 144
  Hancock Lumber President and CEO Kevin Hancock discusses the financial burden of the estate tax (aka "death tax") as well as its counter-productive effects on the economy and culture.
  4 days ago

• Interaction! Community!

  
  China Droll — Authority: 117
  Wei wei, everybody everywhere. Now I’ve been writing this blog for two and a half years and the only time I’ve really felt like I’ve interacted with “the community” is when I wrote something criticising pilots. A shitstorm rained down and I’m still reeling from the aftermath,  but at least I got some ...
  4 days ago

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