05.15.09
Strange Bedfellows
The Christian Science Monitor criticizes the flurry of sin taxes being tossed around the Beltway. Excerpt:
Remember: one man’s sin is often another’s little piece of heaven on earth. Our ability to control the personal details of our lives is rare and precious. What a shame if the Statue of Liberty no longer held up a torch of liberty but instead a ruler to whack citizens across the knuckles when they reach for a treat.
