Frugal Café Blog Zone

Vicki McClure Davidson | June 10, 2009

UPDATE: No scare tactics here, the nanny state is definitely coming… read this piece posted on October 5, 2009: Tim Slagle, Big Government: EPA’s Next Priority: Meat Control? I have several “Sweatin’ to the Oldies with Richard Simmons” VHS tapes. I must admit, I’ve only worked out to them a few times (which explains volumes [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 30, 2008

By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone George Orwell’s chilling futuristic novel 1984, where oppressive government oversight is in all facets of citizens’ lives, seems to be becoming a reality. In Oregon, cars equipped with GPS devices will be able to document amount of miles driven, and from that data, new taxes levied [...]

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