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March 19, 2010
Sugar Fix
Although the administration is threatening to treat soda and other soft-drinks as "the new tobacco", in the words of the New York Times, and it has "announced a plan to ban candy and sweetened beverages from schools ... [in relation to a] campaign against childhood obesity will be led by the first lady", health care reform itself is a gigantic sugar fix. It provides one more trillion dollar jolt to keep unsustainable political zombies going for just a little longer. How long dying agencies or unimpeded immigration or bad pension management can keep going is anybody's guess. How much money do you have? -- Belmont Club » The Dead HandPosted by Vanderleun at March 19, 2010 11:03 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.