The idea of a "fat tax" needs a lot of work because of some of the adverse it effects it has on consumers. In an attempt to avoid paying the extra money, people are buying the foods in higher quantities to avoid paying the tax on multiple purchases. Also some items on the fat tax list aren't necessarily unhealthy or fatty at all, which makes the extra taxing of them confusing.

As with every political issue, it seems Florida college students’ futures are stuck in a battle between bi-partisan Senate lines. Comforting, right? Both sides offered solutions on how to pay...

If you think No Meat March sounds like the right thing for you and want to check out more information about the different events, visit nomeatmarch.com to take the pledge.

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Everyday we hear it. Businesses across the nation are closing, taxpayers are foreclosing on their homes in record numbers, and banks are failing like never before as a result of a national credit crunch...