Food Tax Around the Corner

By: carbon (Diary)  |  January 3rd at 07:26 PM  | 

It has come to my attention by a former Obama official that the Food & Drug Administration is set to release the much anticipated “food safety rule” tomorrow.  If not tomorrow, then soon. Originally set for release in early 2012, this rule has been rumored by sources to run as long as 2,000 pages. The Administration intentionally withheld the rule in anticipation for the 2012 | Read More »

Obama’s “Freshest” Industry Takeover

By: carbon (Diary)  |  December 28th at 07:28 PM  | 

Let’s quickly review U.S. industries now subject to increased federal regulation.  Well, there’s healthcare, the banks, energy (EPA regulating CO2 emissions), the Internet (FCC’s net neutrality proposal), education (student loans), autos, and forgive me, I almost forgot the mortgage industry. The end of the 111th Congress has introduced another major sector takeover whose influence reaches our life (at least several times a day), and that | Read More »