According to the NY Times another part of this bill has drinking milkshakes count as exercise.
This has got to be a joke.
The disgust for Congress should be palpable after this. This literally should bring down a government. This is such an obvious corruption, and it's waggling its fingers at all the citizens who won't actually care enough to stop this crap.
We have raging debates on crime laws, global warming, freedom of speech, etc. But if the government is so corrupt that they can be bought by salt corporations to give crap to kids ... then actually important issues are way above their competence.
A salt corporation literally bought politicians so that they could get tax dollars to buy their products for kids. It's a giant, corrupt, rent-seeking, crock of crap.
Seriously when I eat my fast food pizzas I usually don't even bother to eat the cheese. Or if I do I just eat it separately.
If we're talking about public schools, then it's perfectly reasonable for government to restrict what food is served. I'd quite like caviar for my lunch, but I don't think my rights to choose what to eat are being stamped on if the nearest school doesn't offer it.I don't think government has a right to tell us or our children what we can eat - and what else would you expect from such a government, except farce and corruption?
I'm curious to hear the logic behind drinking milkshakes being exercise.
If we're talking about public schools, then it's perfectly reasonable for government to restrict what food is served. I'd quite like caviar for my lunch, but I don't think my rights to choose what to eat are being stamped on if the nearest school doesn't offer it.
If we're talking about private schools, then what's wrong with government's imposing minimum standards to make those schools a safe environment? Serving really unhealthy foods doesn't make for a safe environment, and protecting children from the dangers posed by unhealthy foods seems entirely reasonable.
What's wrong with leveraging the colective will of the comunity to solve problems?Eventually, they get the habit of thinking "I got a problem - how can government solve that?" which is not good in a free country.
I don't think government has a right to tell us or our children what we can eat - and what else would you expect from such a government, except farce and corruption?
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No way. Really? Did they mention which part of the legislation?
how the hell do you seperate cheese from a pizza?
They're not doing it because they have power, they're doing it because of lobbyists that are allowed to legally bribe them.
God forbid we let interest groups practice their 1st amendment rights.
There isn't really such a thing as unhealthy food [unless its poisoned etc] - just unhealthy eating habits. It is really up to individuals and families to make those decisions and acquire good habits.
The more government takes care of people, the more dependent they get on government from a young age, thinking of it in a benevolent paternal role. Eventually, they get the habit of thinking "I got a problem - how can government solve that?" which is not good in a free country.
God forbid we let interest groups practice their 1st amendment rights.