We need the government to save us from ourselves :(

[Weltall]

Originally posted by A Black Falcon
First, one reason the government exists is to save us from ourselves... and its a good mission, because people sure can't do it themselves.



I don't see anything there that is objectionable... just some things to slow down America's obesity epidemic... it is very clear that people will not do it by themselves in large enough numbers. This is just doing some things to encourage good things... and make money off the people who keep doing less good stuff...

Look at what that article says. It says nothing about CONTROLLING what you eat! Try reading for once!

Look. I think those people suing fast food chains for making them fat are stupid too. But this? Totally different...

Anyway, there are already state taxes in many places on junk food and snacks... I know we have one. Why not a federal one?

As for ASM you make no sense. 50 years ago fast food was new, there weren't many fast food chains, and portions were WAY, WAY smaller.

Look at the soda. 1940 or 50s? 8 ounce bottle.

Today? 20 ounce bottle.

Fries... lets just say that back then there was no "super sizing".

Case closed.

But why should it be the government that does this? If people can't or won't do it themselves, that's their own business. Remember how we have the freedom of life, liberty and happiness? Why can't a person be happy and fat? The bleeding hell with the government taxing certain items to make people not eat them. That is completely against the free market system America has thrived on, and it's one more step towards becoming a doomed socialist state. The government has no business telling people how they should live, unless their lifestyle directly harms others. And the worst a fat person can do is be unpleasant to look at.

We need LESS government control over our lives! Not more!

And you cannot honestly say you're not one of those dolls yourself:

"Rich people are evil!"

"God has no place in our world!"

"America is fascist!"

"Money solves everything!"

"Racism isn't evil if it's against white men!"

"Right away, Comrade!"