by sandy, Wed Jul 29, 2009 at 10:07:18 AM EDT
Tying health care costs and taxes to our behavior is usually met with resistance because people feel their particular vice is targeted while so many others aren't taxed at all. These taxes do reduce these unhealthy behaviors though, cigarette smoking has been cut in half since the increase in taxes for instance.
by Robert Oak, Thu Nov 15, 2007 at 07:32:45 AM EST
crossposted on the NoSlaves.com blog
The House Science Committee held a hearing on November 6, 2007 completing their series on Globalization of R&D and Innovation.
Before you go to sleep, some fairly shocking testimony proving there is no worker shortage and some additional shocking facts on how the US debt is affecting job creation as well as how current research grant awards are inversely affecting R&D!
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