Success: Soda Sales Drop Significantly Thanks to Tax
Sales of sweetened drinks in Mexico have fallen by 12 percent after a 20 percent tax was added. Praise the successful initiative for encouraging citizens to make healthier choices.
Health
Success: Healthcare Guaranteed for 9/11 First Responders
Over 30,000 9/11 first responders suffer from illnesses caused by their presence at ground zero. A new law will finally give them the health coverage that they deserve. Praise Congress for passing a long-term health plan to save our first responders.
Success: Disabled Child Allowed to Keep Therapy Pig
After a boy who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome was almost forced to give up his therapy pig because of zoning laws, it was ruled the boy would be allowed to keep his best friend at his side. Thank city officials for allowing Julian and his pig to remain a pair.
Eradicate Alzheimer’s Disease
Tens of millions of people are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, a deadly terminal illness that is now the most expensive disease in the U.S. Help eliminate Alzheimer’s for good.
Require that School Children be Vaccinated
The recent measles outbreak is the worst in the United States in the past 20 years. Demand that parents be required to vaccinate their children against this dangerous but preventable infection before they enter public school.
