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Warning Labels on Hot Dogs? | Josh's Random Musings

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Josh's Random Musings. February 24, 2010. Warning Labels on Hot Dogs? 8212; Tags: current events. 8212; jlehrer @ 13:01. Pediatricians are calling for warning labels. On foods that can be choking hazards, like hot dogs. This ridiculous suggestion is indicative of what is wrong with our society today. We suffer from warning label overload. Where has the personal/parental responsibility gone? Should stove manufacturers be required to display labels warning that ovens could get hot and burn children? You ar...

Choices? | Josh's Random Musings

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Josh's Random Musings. June 4, 2010. 8212; jlehrer @ 11:28. Rockland County New York has voted to ban the use of trans fats. In an interview I heard on WCBS 880 Radio, one legislature was quoted as saying:. 8220;We are doing this to help consumers make better choices.”. How does this help the consumer to make a choice? You help people make choices by requiring food to be labeled, as we do in Philadelphia. Giving consumers the tools to make a more informed decision. Leave a Comment ».

Free Sunscreen | Josh's Random Musings

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Josh's Random Musings. March 7, 2012. 8212; Tags: conservative. 8212; jlehrer @ 15:41. What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essentially says that she must be paid to have sex, what does that make her? It makes her a slut, right? It makes her a prostitute. She wants to be paid to have sex. She’s having so much sex she can’t afford the contraception. She wants you and me and the taxpayers to pay her to have sex. Unfortunately, his choice of wo...

Sugar Tax | Josh's Random Musings

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Josh's Random Musings. March 9, 2010. 8212; Tags: food. 8212; jlehrer @ 13:00. Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter recently proposed a so-called soda tax. Of 2 cents pe. R ounce on the sale of sugary beverages. A similar proposal. I dislike these proposals for many reasons. First, the math just does not work. 2 cents per ounce equates to an additional charge of $2.88 per 12 pack of cans, an increase of 65%. Over Peapod’s price of $4.50. Over Peapod’s price of $1.50. 65% and 90% increases, really? I am not ...

Cash for Clunkers – Raw Numbers | Josh's Random Musings

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Josh's Random Musings. September 12, 2009. Cash for Clunkers – Raw Numbers. 8212; Tags: cash. 8212; jlehrer @ 13:38. Average fuel efficiency: 15.8 mpg. Gallons of gas used per year: 760. Average fuel efficiency: 24.9 mpg. Galons of gas used per year: 482. Galons of gas saved each year per vehicle: 760-482 = 278. Vehicles traded in: 700,000. Total fuel savings: 195 million gallons / year. Gallons of oil per barrel: 42. Gasoline obtained from a barrel of oil: 20. Barrels of oil imported: 11 million / day.