What's your take?

[oly884]

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!!!

[corax]

I believe in the inalienable right to die or go to hell in whichever way you choose (so long as it doesn't infringe upon others). Sounds like they're trying to stall the process of natural selection, in a way.

I'd take it further, though, and remove all the idiotic warning labels we have that are supposed to guard against lack of common sense. Why a box a toothpicks has to have directions and a warning label is beyond me. If you can't figure out how to work a toothpick, you might not be good for the gene pool.

[oly884]

If you can't figure out how to work a toothpick, you might not be good for the gene pool.

[Tanto]

I'm for it.

America is slowly getting tired of being the fatasses of the world.

[oly884]

America is slowly getting tired of being the fatasses of the world.

True.

However, handing over more power to the government to make choices for us isn't always going to be for the best. Yes, there are some people out there that have no concept of self control. The problem is that this won't teach people self control, what it WILL teach people is that they can rely on the government to step in and choose what is right and wrong for them. If people get out and push the notion of self control, the market will handle it just fine. If the demand for health is increasing, then these companies will have to follow the demand. Healthier and good tasting foods will appear on the menu, more and more. (Funny how in the recent years salads, veggies, and fruits are showing up on menus, huh?)

What happens when they decide that only ranchers and construction workers need trucks? I'm neither, so is it for 'the greater good' to take my truck away? This is socialism, and it's taking a greater root here. Worst of all people are more than happy to hand it over because they think it will solve problems, and heck, it may solve some...

But what happens when it's something you don't want to hand over?

It's a slippery slope folks, and if you think it won't ever get there, I'm going to bet you're wrong if we keep going this way.

[fustercluck]

If you want more government control over details and freedom of your personal life, then step on this frictionless slope. Image what they'll do when they control your medical care and costs.

A caged bird is the safest bird...it is also the most pathetic.

[oly884]

If you want more government control over details and freedom of your personal life, then step on this frictionless slope. Image what they'll do when they control your medical care and costs.

A caged bird is the safest bird...it is also the most pathetic.

Good luck getting enough people to realize this.

As I've said before, what happens when they don't let you have something you really want?

[surf4runner]

ahhh c'mon, theyre only trying to keep the fat lazy people off this slippery slope.
the same fat lazy SOB's who cant, i mean wont, help themselves.
good thing food stamps arent accepted.



i read a street interview from a local...he ate the last 3 meals at 2 diff FF joints because he was laid-off, had no gas money and were close enough to walk to.
maybe they all need to be in 1 location w/o a drive through so everyone can waddle in and get theyre govt mandated exercise.

...maybe we could just on sight

[oly884]

ahhh c'mon, theyre only trying to keep the fat lazy people off this slippery slope.
the same fat lazy SOB's who cant, i mean wont, help themselves.
good thing food stamps arent accepted.



i read a street interview from a local...he ate the last 3 meals at 2 diff FF joints because he was laid-off, had no gas money and were close enough to walk to.
maybe they all need to be in 1 location w/o a drive through so everyone can waddle in and get theyre govt mandated exercise.

...maybe we could just on sight

If they can't help themselves, then why should the government help them? What does banning new fast food joints teach them? That some one else will solve their problems for them?

Instead of getting off their fat asses and choosing to do the right thing, they are going to rely on the government yet again.

If they can't/won't help themselves, then they need to pay the consequences (die early is the primary one). Remember there ARE consequences in life, and the government seems to think that it can remove them.

As for the local laid off guy....

If he's laid off, how is he going to pay for GOOD food at a 'nicer' restaurant if he has no money? What happens when there ISN'T one close?

I also seem to remember seeing 'healthier' choices at most fast food places now-a-days, why isn't he eating those? Is it because they are brainwashing him? Or is it because he is a weak minded individual who looks for excuses for his problems?

[corax]

I also seem to remember seeing 'healthier' choices at most fast food places now-a-days, why isn't he eating those?

I don't think there is such a thing as healthy fast food alternatives. The Big Mac, McDonald's signature sandwich, boasts 590 calories and 34 grams of fat while the Bacon Ranch Salad with Crispy Chicken and ranch dressing has 660 calories and 51 grams of fat. But again, inalienable right to go to hell in whichever way one chooses. I wouldn't eat either.