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The introduction of a sugar tax in Berkley has led to a significant reduction in soft drink sales www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/18/first-us-sugar-tax-sees-soft-drink-sales-fall-by-almost-10-study-shows In my country (Norway) the tax system specifically targets products that are either...

Please, help me understand this. I am not trying to pick a fight, but genuinely want to understand: Some health care in the US is funded with tax dollars, like Medicaid. According to this article the total amount in 2015 that went through the federal budget was $938 billion. This is roughly...

Please, help me understand this. I am not trying to pick a fight, but genuinely want to understand: Some health care in the US is funded with tax dollars, like Medicaid. According to this article the total amount in 2015 that went through the federal budget was $938 billion. This is roughly...

The UK based newspaper The Independent recently had an article saying that Angela Merkel is now "The leader of the free world". You know it is serious when the British say something like that about a German leader. I do think it is a fair reflection on how people outside the US sees this...

Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico will buy corn from Brazil and Argentina instead of the United States...

Would it be helpful to have a forum to discuss the Biblical languages? This could also be a place where people can ask questions on Greek or Hebrew (possibly also Aramaic, and Latin)

Trump said that if elected he will build a wall along the Mexican border, and make the Mexicans pay for it. Not surprisingly, the Mexicans say they will not pay a cent for this. My question is: Does Trump have a plan on how he will enforce his will on other nations? How will he make the...