Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Doubling taxes on SUVs? It's about time!

From the Boston Globe:

Brookline has earned a name as a government trendsetter, banning smoking in bars and restaurants as early in 1993 and outlawing spanking in 2005. At Town Meeting this evening, voters have a chance to enhance that reputation as they take aim at gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles and cholesterol-boosting trans fats.

Read the rest here.