http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/australia-on-american-coffee/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/12/australia-on-american-coffee/#comment-712 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Nashville, TN: Metro Councilman Suggests Tax On Coffee Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:26:12 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=335#comment-712 [...] We’ve also witnessed examples where legislation has followed inequalities based on the perception of class lines — such as California’s banning of foie gras as “inhumane” (a dish with origins that date back to 2,500 B.C.) but not the modern factory farming of chicken. Could a latte tax be another proxy for consumer class warfare between the McDonald’s/Dunkin’ Donuts set and the Starbucks set? [...] [...] We’ve also witnessed examples where legislation has followed inequalities based on the perception of class lines — such as California’s banning of foie gras as “inhumane” (a dish with origins that date back to 2,500 B.C.) but not the modern factory farming of chicken. Could a latte tax be another proxy for consumer class warfare between the McDonald’s/Dunkin’ Donuts set and the Starbucks set? [...]

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