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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on April 05, 2011, 10:45:43 PM
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New York City Proposes Ban on Unhealthy Happy Meals With Toys
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/05/new-york-proposes-ban-unhealthy-happy-meals-toys/
More of this Nanny Statism crap. :argh:
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The guy (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?entry_id=86393&tsp=1) proposing this looks like he had his share of Happy Meals.
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Yeah, he said he'd had his share of McD's, and weighs 330 lbs. Also fed his kids McD's all the time.
NYC used to be city we could be proud of, in its own way. It was tough, gritty, and had a sense of humor. It's turning into San Fran.
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I have no self-control, so I'm going to make sure YOU pay the price by losing your right to choose.
It's the liberal mantra.
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Not sure what's worse, digging up an old thread, or posting a new topic when the topic was already started.
Wanted to see if I could get a discussion going on this topic.
Here are my thoughts on banning toys in happy meals....
Removing choices as a way to prevent harm should only be done in relation to the consequences of the choices. If the result is acute harm then the cost of having those choices in our society can, in most cases, rightly be deemed unacceptable. The problem I see is when the gov starts making choices that people should, through education and cultural influence, be making for themselves, I think the result can be an inclination to stop thinking and an expectation that the gov will care for us. We must view education as the best defense against a culture that desires freedom to make bad choices.