Posted in Extended Order, Socialism on Nov 19th, 2010
In the latest episode of Bootleggers and Baptists running wild I noticed an absurd provision at the end of the Food Safety Bill being debated: SEC. 406. FOOD TRANSPORTATION STUDY. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall conduct a study of the transportation of food for […]
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Posted in Environment on Nov 19th, 2010
We’d have no problems with either lead-infused reusable shopping bags, or those evil plastic shopping bags. I have suggested more than once on this site that the hard core anti-human greenies will ultimately find something to go nuts about even when the next new clean energy technology comes about. You can already see it with […]
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Posted in Regulation, Taxation, trade on Nov 19th, 2010
Actually, almost none of this is due to the current President. I just liked the play on words. Here, in all its horrific glory, is the 22 section, 99 chapter, 3000 page “Harmonized Tariff Schedule” for the United States. Maybe this wouldn’t be such a horror story if there was any economic evidence that tariffs […]
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