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The Property Rights Newsletter
December 30, 2011 - Issue #644
"Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true."
- Alfred Lord Tennyson , 1850 |
 Fire hazard fears over compact fluorescent lamps - after they've stopped working. Compact fluorescent lamps, which will gradually replace traditional incandescent bulbs, are a fire hazard that could burn down your home, experts have warned. The lamps (CFLs) use electricity to heat an element in the lamp’s base that leads the mercury vapor gas in the coils to emit light. But when a CFL can no longer produce light, the electronics in its base will still try to function, sometimes leading to overheating, smoke and fire. Fires from the old incandescent bulbs, on the other hand, are virtually nonexistent, masslive.com reports.
 NZ: Everyone needs sugar - let's tax it! "It took a tax to dramatically slow smoking addiction; a tax on sugar and fat products would do the same." This would mean a sin tax on all fizzy drinks, of course. But it would also mean a sin tax on most fruits, all smoothies, all desserts and a good proportion of yoghurts. From taxing Marlboros to taxing grapes in thirty years. If this is not a slippery slope, what is?
 Gwen Olsen – the Rx Reformer. Everyone is at risk for a prescription drug tragedy. As a former sales rep for Pharma, Gwen learned firsthand how an unprecedented number of lethal drugs are unleashed onto an unsuspecting public. Gwen’s message is a call to action and a plea for each of us to step up and do our part to help create a medical system that serves all and does harm to none! Watch the videos.
AL: Montgomery ban on tobacco use on city property takes effect Jan. 1. "Our goal is to modify behavior," Strange said. "We want to drive down costs, but also keep people healthy."
CA: Orland Council tables smoking ban, again. "It is well meaning, but overkill," Gee said. "I don't think I can support it." Councilman Jim Paschall concurred, saying trying to pass an ordinance the Police Department cannot enforce is not practical, and the law would infringe on smokers' rights in public parks they are paying to use. No specific meeting date was given for the next time the issue will be addressed.
KY: Nanny State "can’t get no satisfaction." By Jim Waters. "Where do you draw the line?" So, where’s the protection from government overreach for private-property owners? No interest in that topic, either. The line, in fact, has disappeared altogether.
SC: North Myrtle Beach inches closer to smoke free ordinance. "I’m not going to vote for anything that puts anyone out of business," North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley stated Monday. "I just won’t do it." "We have to be careful," Hatley stated during the discussion. "Where does an ordinance like this start and where does it stop?" At the conclusion of the meeting, council decided to hold another workshop on the matter in the near future before bringing the ordinance up for an official vote.
USA: Altria’s Tobacco Companies Launch Citizens for Tobacco Rights, offers adult consumers information, tools and resources to help them get informed, involved and active on tobacco issues.
World: Smokers Blogs. Watch instant postings to your favorite blogs. |
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