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Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on Jan 11th, 2013
And then they came for the prescription painkillers. Out of control. Here is the last sad episode in the series.
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Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on Aug 6th, 2012
And then they came for … the baby formula. But the plan will see 27 of New York City’s hospitals implementing its policies on Labor Day, which include keeping formula in locked storage rooms and monitoring its use. The initiative will also discontinue the practice of hospitals distributing free infant formula at the time of […]
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Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on Jul 13th, 2012
And then they came for … the plastic water bottles. Among many, here is the "money" quote: Chiu's ordinance calls plastic water bottles "bad for the environment," unnecessarily taking up landfill space and causing greenhouse gas emissions when cheap tap water is available. San Francisco city departments have been barred from buying plastic water bottles […]
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Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on Jun 7th, 2012
And then they came for the … bath salts? Who knew you could make cocaine out of them? This legislation will get these extremely dangerous bath salts out of the hands of Alaska's children I think Colorado is debating the same thing today. Yes, to protect the children. Of course. Only the good lord knows […]
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Posted in Environment, Government Gone Wild, Regulation on Jun 4th, 2012
And then they banned the plastic bags. But why? … (LA) council members stood by the ban, despite being confronted with evidence that bag bans have no discernible effect on the health of the environment and make up less than 1 percent (pdf download) of California's waste stream. "When you're looking at 1 percent, that's a huge difference," says […]
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Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on May 31st, 2012
And then they came for the large sodas: The proposal – expected to be announced formally on Thursday in a City Hall briefing – would take 20-ounce soda bottles off the shelves of the city’s delis and eliminate super-sized sugary soft drinks from fast-food menus. … The administration’s proposal would impose a 16-ounce limit on […]
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Posted in Government Gone Wild, Paternalism on Mar 20th, 2012
And then they came for the … salt, fat and fiber eaten by the … homeless. Richter has been collecting food from places like the Ohav Zedek synagogue and bringing it to homeless shelters for more than 20 years, but recently his donation, including a “cholent” or carrot stew, was turned away because the Bloomberg […]
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Posted in Paternalism on Nov 17th, 2011
And then they came for the … soccer balls! I cannot make up the headline: We want our balls back! Our kids schoolyard has neither swings nor see-saws. My response? I pile up leaves real high and let me kids launch off of the roof of my car into the piles. What will they do […]
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Posted in Paternalism on Nov 5th, 2011
And then they came for someone else’s tobacco. Here is the last episode in the series.
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Posted in Paternalism on Oct 6th, 2011
Via my good friend, John B: The Democratic nanny-state vision even holds that parents can’t be trusted with their kids’ breakfast. In an effort funded by Mr. Obama’s stimulus, “voluntary” guidelines will go into force by 2014 to prohibit the use of animated characters like Tony the Tiger to market breakfast cereals. Advertising restrictions will target […]