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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
A partially-libertarian system doesn't work. Like Spexx said, as long as my tax dollars are going to pay for their emergency triple bypass, and their child's type II diabetes meds, I vote that they don't get to eat pure unadulterated bullshit. Or that it at least has to be a little harder for them to make that choice.
To put it another way, isn't this kind of like saying that it should be the blue-collar workers' choice whether they want to work in a factory that adheres to safety guidelines?
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Well Spexx is a left wing socialist liberal, so I'd expect that. Pure unadulterated bullshit? I suspect your regimen has separated you from reality. While the food isn't the healthiest, it's far from poison. The numbers I've seen for McDonald's, say only a very small percentage eat there more than once a week, and most say they don't even eat there once a month. Obviously McDonald's isn't the problem, it's what they are eating at home. It's the parents who are responsible, and should be accountable. Are you suggesting the government should make supermarkets remove all cookies, ice cream, prepared foods, candy, etc? Hell, why not outlaw home kitchens, set up chow halls, and make everyone eat there.