Smart thinking, or slippery slope?
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080729/D927OLQ02.html
As you guessed for me, slippery slope. Start to control what people can and can't have access to eat and you're heading further down the road of government control. I'm not saying it's OK that those who become obese from these chains are not having an effect on the heath of our society, but what makes us strong is the ability to choose what we do with our lives, right? After all, McD's or BK isn't the one forcing people to eat fatty foods, it's ultimately the choice of the individual to eat that way.
It's a very dangerous road that is being traveled, once they put a 'ban' on new fast food joints, what's going to happen next? Forcing companies out of business if they are not healthy enough? Banning burgers? Socializing the food industry?
Comrads! Come one, come all, get your gruel!!!