First of all, allow me to disabuse you of the notion that Obamacare has anything to do with “health” care. Obamacare is not about health. It’s not about lowering the cost of health insurance. And it’s not about ensuring that everyone is insured. It is about locking more Americans into the clutches of the Big Pharma/Medical Industrial complex, providing more customers for Big Insurance and confiscating more ...

Some would say you can't tax people into good health, but an unfazed Denmark tried to set a Utopian example for the rest of the world last year when they began taxing fatty junk foods and chocolate ... also called the fat-sugar tax. To the Danish, it seemed like a win-win for all. It would deter obesity-prone people from overindulging, and would further line the country's coffers if citizens lacked restrain ...

A nearly split court decided that lap dancers should not get a tax break. The Los Angeles Timesreported that in a decision that was 4-3, New York state's court of appeals ruled that lap dances are not exempt from state taxes because they do not" promote cultural or artistic performances in local communities." The court ruled that Nite Moves strip club in Albany, New York was not exempt from paying taxes in ...

One of the many tense moments in the second presidential debate turned on a new topic in the race: President Barack Obama’s pension account. Here’s how it came up: Early in the face-off, Obama scoffed at Mitt Romney’s pledge to crack down on unfair trading practices by China, saying Romney is currently invested in companies "that are building surveillance equipment for China to spy on its own folks." Romney ...