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There is no evidence scientifically that tax will solve obesity. solution is not education alone. No evidence that soda is the cause, sales of soda are down but sugar drinks are still high Calories are not the issue. soda adds too much sugar and has no nutritional value. Beverage industry needs to be part of solution

Recently the Albany County Legislature passed a law banning the sale of cigarettes at pharmacies. Keep in mind that this law does not ban the sale of cigarettes throughout Albany County, but instead takes aim at a specific retailers. The sponsors of the bill feel that it is hypocritical for pharmacies, and markets that have pharmacies like Price Chopper, ShopRite and Hannaford, to sell these products. Many pharmacies have already made the decision to not sell cigarettes. Many grocery stores with pharmacies have already eliminated cigarette displays. If a smoker wants to buy cigarettes and is unable to do so while shopping at a supermarket or pharmacy, he or she will simply go to a convenience store where selling of tobacco products is legal. Legislators once again believe they can make better choices than you, by restricting the sale of legal products.

Millions of children in India work as slaves. Some children are sold into slavery while others are runaways picked up by traffickers. The traffickers wait for runaways at train stations and see themselves as providing a placement service.

A new ohio law bans the sale of exotic pets. Current owners must apply for permits and meet several requirements to keep their animals. Owners complained about expenses they would incur to become compliant with the new law

This article basically introduces the controversy of whether alcohol on the reservation should be legalized or not. The article explains the pros and the cons of legalizing alcohol.

This article is about the Mayor of New York banning soda. New York City Mayor Bloomberg struck what he claims is another blow for the cause of public health yesterday by announcing a ban on the sale of all sugared drinks in containers that measure larger than 16 ounce servings. Because soft drinks are widely believed to be part of the obesity epidemic, he believes it is his duty to try and stop the citizens of Gotham from harming themselves.

Article about how New York mayor wanted to ban large sodas. Analyzes how this effects personal freedom from both sides.

Washington state is proposing the ban sales of "assault weapons." If you bought a weapon before this decision was passed you was securely lock it away and let a sheriff, once a year, do an inspection. And it seems president Obama is pushing for gun control as well.

This site talks more about what they are trying to avoid by setting an age limit. There is a one pill and two pill version of Plan B, the right one should be taken. They want to be able to lower the risk of younger girls taking both.

According to a recent study by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals found that if Congress passes the comprehensive immigration reform bill, the U.S. economy and housing market could receive a major boost. Also, the group estimates that the reform bill will allow about 3 million buyers out of the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the country. According to the national median sales price, the 3 million buyers could afford to purchase a home worth $173,600.

There will be extended background checks when private gun sales are made. This was passed June 1st. This is only in Nevada, a democratic state, as of now.

Music labels learned that less restrictions on digital music have increased their sales. However, video game developers are using stricter DRM policies to attempt to deter piracy.

President Obama is passing that there be a law that only allows two gun sales of military import. Stricter background checks to ensure that the gun is being used for non violence. His approach is to decrease gun violence.

Should the Plan b pill be sold over the counter? Should we keep it regulated?

This article talks about the ways minimum wage is nearly the same or less even when raised. It is shown that the cost of living goes up each year. This means that when we get a dollar raise prices inflate making that dollar not any more valuable. one phrase they said that I liked is that the ink doesn't get a chance to dry before it loses value.

This was exactly my thought when minimum wage was raised. What was the point if the cost of living just keeps rising and faster then the minimum wage? Working for $10 an hour after taxes and insurance take home pay won't help if the cost of milk is almost $3 maybe $2 when on sale.

This is an interesting article. While the cost of living goes up all the time, every time minimum wage goes up employers are forced to pay their employees more so they have to charge more for their services which in turn raises the cost of living.

I can not believe that people really place ads on Craigslist pretty much giving away or selling their children like pets. This article shows real ads that were placed to basically get rid of their children just the same as one would sell a dresser. Not only does this actually happen it is LEGAL!

This is just insane. It's unbelievable how something like this can be legal. Kids aren't pets or an object to be selling or giving away in a website. Although, towards the end of the article it does make a valid point, what makes us think that it's right for agencies to profit and make money out of these adoptions?

I didn't know this was real until I met someone that sold their child to a family in Italy. I can't imagine selling my kids. What is even more sad is that these people don't even know if their baby is really being cared for or placed in sex trafficking or the black market for some sickos.