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Issue #559
Posted on Thursday, February 25 @ 11:03:46 EST by samantha |
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The Property Rights NewsletterFebruary 26, 2010 - Issue #559"There is no such thing as a free lunch."
- Milton Friedman
The Property Rights Newsletter
February 26, 2010 - Issue #559
"There is no such thing as a free lunch."
- Milton Friedman |  Choking warnings for food. Doctors say risky foods should be cut into pea-sized pieces for small children. Those foods include hot dogs, raw carrots, grapes and apples. Some say things like hard candies, popcorn and peanuts shouldn't be given to young children at all.
Free BlackBerry phone for smokers. Watch a million dollars go up in smoke. So I say smoke 'em if you got 'em, because if you're still smoking even though you're down like the economy, it's going to take a lot more than a free BlackBerry to help you quit.
| From The International Mailbag |
Canada: John Oakley. Big Brother in the back seat, Ontario's ban on smoking in cars with kids. The government says it’s all about protecting the children. It always is in the nanny state.
EU: Smoking Bans Crumbling in the EU. The UK and Ireland are the only 2 countries within the EU that operate a blanket smoking ban.
France: A new antismoking advertisement aimed at the young that plays off a pornographic stereotype has gotten more attention than even its creators intended. "The campaign trivializes sexual abuse - worse, it implies guilt on the part of the abused."
Netherlands: The International Coalition Against Prohibition (TICAP) holds World Conference in The Hague, March the 15th.
NZ: No more 'sin' taxes, please. An increase in tobacco excise is not certain but, as Treasury notes, this tax is neither efficient nor equitable. Smoking rates are higher among poorer groups and these people are unfairly punished by increases in the cost of tobacco.
Switzerland: Smoking ban evaded by holes in wall.
UK: Frank Davis, Banging on about the Smoking Ban. Intolerance.
HI: Department of Health debacle. The Hawaii Smokers Alliance is very pleased by the admission of the State Department of Health that "there is no evidence that partially enclosed restaurants/bars had any dangerous level of particulate matter either before or after the law".
KS: Smoking Ban Clears Kan. Legislature, now goes to Gov. Mark Parkinson. Smoking would still be permitted in tobacco shops, private clubs and the gambling floors of state-owned casinos.
OH: Bars Can Fight Fine. The Franklin County ruling says the department exceeded its authority by holding bar Zeno's responsible for the actions of its patrons.
OK: Bordering on fanatical. By John Nothdurft. They won’t rest until all forms of tobacco are outlawed.
NY: Health Department to yank permits of nightclubs that scoff at New York City's cigarette smoking ban. It may be closing time for some of Manhattan's hottest nightclubs, where the young and hip are arrogantly flouting the city's smoking ban.
UT: IPCPR, Mood of America Says No New Taxes in Utah.
WA: The complete ban on smoking in Seattle's 400 public parks has been tossed out one day after it was announced.
USA: Cigar Insider: Ted King, Author of "The War on Smokers." | | | Join FREE - Home - Events - Forum - Videos - Please Help - © |
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