…in my last post about taxing fast food, don’t miss today’s New York Times article, “For a World of Woes, We Blame Cookie Monsters“.
The idea of using economic incentives to help people shed pounds comes up in the periodic calls for taxes on junk food. Martin B. Schmidt, an economist at the College of William [...]
California’s Proposition 86 is a prime example of using emotional buzzwords to induce voters to stop thinking and follow the jargon trail like sheep. Helen Beebe of Simi Valley wrote an emotional and passionate editorial for today’s Ventura County Star calling for Californians to vote for Proposition 86 as a way to “fight back [...]
Ventura County Star: Columnists
Ever hear of the Save Proposition 13 Committee? How about Citizens for Representative Government or the Council of Concerned Women Voters or the Coalition for Senior Citizen Security? Who runs Parents and Teachers for a Better California; who produces the Official Non-Partisan Voter guide and whom do they represent?
For example, the [...]
There was a mock election yesterday for California students, 7-12th grades. The preliminary returns worry me, particularly those related to the ballot initiatives. I am working on a larger post on these, but in the interim, some food for thought:
Prop 83: Sex Offenders is not what it seems. SAY NO!
California Voter Pamphlet: [...]
