People who see everything as a problem to be solved by the application of exquisitely calibrated governmental force remind you of the maxim: When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To be specific, a nail that can be pulled out and given to someone else who lacks a nail for historical reasons or possibly deep-rooted gender inequity. Since this person also lacks a hammer, you’ll have to buy him one, but he’ll have to take Hammer Training, or possibly Hammer Retraining if he previously used a wrench, and we’ll need to set guidelines for the handle to make sure it doesn’t fly off and hit someone uninsured. Not a federal issue, you say? Hah: He could still hit himself on the thumb, and that makes it a public-health issue.
Yes, “public health,” the Commerce Clause of the people who want to change what you’re doing. Enter Mark Bittman, a food writer who penned an op-ed for the New York Times about the wisdom of taxing unhealthy — i.e., delicious — foods. “The resulting income should be earmarked for a program that encourages a sound diet for Americans by making healthy food more affordable and widely available.”
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