Friday, January 9, 2009

The Politics of Fat

Here's a really funny take on the "fat tax" and "weightism" (what will they think of next?) from The Weekly Standard. Funny, but also scary. This grabbed my attention: "Several legislators are interested in a statewide "weight-based" discrimination law, and fat taxes on other foods may prove irresistible." It's up to the Conservative Party to lead the resistance!

Read the whole thing here...

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/952dsuys.asp

- Shaun Marie

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