August 2016 - MyChoice Australia

For the fans of schadenfreude

26 Aug, 2016 Lara

We are very happy to report that a Brexit-ed Britain won’t submit to the EU nanny state. Our inbox is full of howling public heath groups, all a-twitter after learning that new PM Theresa May isn’t going to pander to their endless grant-seeking. We are almost as happy to report that sugar tax campaigner and general food busy-body Jamie Oliver is very, very unhappy about this turn of events. Jamie has kindly put together an infographic of all the ways in which Britain’s new obesity strategy ignores his desire to force his policy…

Tax: the politician’s drug of choice

19 Aug, 201619 Aug, 2016 admin_ata

By James Penny It’s election time. So we can be guaranteed one thing, promises of spending. Well it seems the incumbent government has not had the intestinal fortitude to look to cut spending to solve the deficit, so we turn to the simple solution. Increase revenue. Although some may think that it is class warfare, the matter is simple. It is big government wanting to dictate how you live your life and wanting you to pay through the nose for ‘poor’ choices. It is simple, the prohibitionist state.

Revenge of the kids who never got invited to parties

10 Aug, 2016 admin_ata

By Satyajeet Mareer Meet Bob. Like many teens, Bob once had dreams about going out and partying, enjoying great nights on the town and getting occasionally ‘sloshed’ with mates as well as enjoying the company of chicky babes. Unfortunately, Bob grew into an uninspiringly bland individual with no particularly impressive qualities who was constantly overlooked by the ‘cool kids’ because he was no fun to be around. In time, Bob’s seething bitterness manifested itself into a sinister will to power – “if I can’t have fun no one can!”…