We need the government to save us from ourselves :(

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Originally posted by Fittisize
It's called CANADA! Move there!

In Canada cigarattes are about 12 bucks a pack, and the size of a chewing tobacco can got smaller by about a quarter and the price went up 50%. As you can see, the government is trying to do a lot to stop the nation from smoking. (not to mention that it is illegal to advertise cigarettes, and most restaraunts in Edmonton cannot let minors if there is a smoking section...new law). It's not about doing whatever you want to do, it's trying to stop people from doing things that they shouldn't be doing. That's how our government works, and it is something to be proud of.

They should be doing that for fast food, too. Like, making people who appear to be fat pay 20% extra or something like that (although, maybe not so blunt:)). I semi-agree with what your government is trying to do...maybe not trying to completely eliminate fast food, but enough so obesity will decrease a lot.

I'll say this, a happy fit and slim person has a lot more fulfilling life than a happy fat person! (from what I've seen)

PLEASE, ABF, Move to Canada!

I would not be proud of the government forcing me to change my lifestyle. That is totalitarianism. It's worthy of nothing but shame, even if the idea is noble, because we're supposed to be living in a free society, one where the individual can make his own choices within reason. Actions like this are completely against freedom. The government telling you what to eat and what not to eat is no better than the government telling you what religion to follow or what you are allowed to say and what you are not allowed to say. I don't know about you, but I'd rather the government keep their damn hands out of my personal life and concentrate on more important issues.

And I agree that being slim makes a person happier. This I know from experience. But I got slimmer by my own volition. I would strenuously object to the government forcing me or anyone else to do what I did by my own free will.