Posted on 04/24/2018 10:45:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
Less government does not mean no government. You are assuming facts not in evidence...and you know what happens when you “assume,” right?
If you want more labels on your food, then only buy food with the labels you want on them. Let the food producers know. The marketplace will prevail.
Do not, though, mandate it, by law. That is tyranny. I would reckon you oppose tyranny, yes?
When it comes to government, less is better, on all levels.
The problem is we actually have regulations prohibiting the honest labeling of some foods. Such, I believe, as American-grown beef IIRC.
Pizza calorie labels are not tyranny. And they won’t make a significant difference in the cost of a pizza. But they might make a significant difference in the health of that fat client you were talking about.
“When it comes to government, less is better, on all levels.” = No government = Somali.
Crusher’s Garlic French Bread Pizza
One loaf of French Bread
1 1/2 Cup of your favorite Italian tomato sauce (we’re cheap, we use Hunts)
2 to 3 tablespoons of crushed fresh garlic or granulated garlic if you must
1 to 2 tablespoons of oregano
2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
2 sticks of butter
A copious amount of shredded mozzarella cheese
Cut the loaf of French bread lengthwise
Melt the butter
Add garlic, oregano, and Parmesan cheese to melted butter and wisk
Brush mixture onto the bread (not the crust)
Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes
Remove from oven
Coat bread with tomato sauce
Pile on shredded mozzarella
Bake for another 8 to 10 minutes. Keep an eye on it so that the cheese doesn’t get too brown.
Cut into 3” servings.
Obviously this base can be enhanced with pepperoni, sausage, onion, mushrooms, etc.
thanks!...............must try this!.........
A strawman that only a liberal could make.
“Dominoes could do this easily for him. All the entries are put in via computer now anyway, writing the software to compute it while they give the order and have it at their fingertips when the order is placed.”
The point is the calorie NAZI’s want the customers to be able to calculate the calories BEFORE ordering. That way the customers can make an “Informed Choice” about their caloric intake.
Even if there was a display showing the calorie total as the pizza was ordered can you imagine the havoc one or two overzealous calorie counters would create at the POS?
Hard enough to get 6 people to agree on toppings. Throw calories into the mix and mayhem might well ensue.
Have you got a better example of a country operating without a government than Somalia?
Why did our Founding Fathers institute government? They instituted local governments, state governments and a federal government. And they wrote rules! and rules about writing rules! Or do you think they were a bunch of liberals?
I’m for a lean efficient government. But there are some things that only government can do effectively. Rules about the marketplace, international trade, immigration, etc. Some need to be done at the federal level, some need to be done at the state level.
You have a very short grasp of reason, and of American history. None of my posts have advocated for no government. Only you have brought that up. All of my posts have advocated the general position of our founders: less government is inherent for individual liberty. It is none of your business to control what others eat or consume. It is none of your business to require what others need (that’s “need” from your perspective) to know about what they eat or consume. Americans do fine when allowed the freedom of choice, which includes the freedom of what to learn about their choices.
Tyranny is usually served up in small bites. A little here, a little there, and the next thing you know, your freedom has been reduced. It is difficult to regain any portion of freedom lost
The pizza label, by itself is not tyranny. Requiring the pizza label is tyranny. If you want to buy only pizza with labels, that is your free choice. It becomes tyranny when you require all pizzas to have the labels. That removes choice.
That doesn’t remove choice, that makes for informed choice.
Besides, frozen pizzas already have to have labels. This just levels the playing field.
You said “When it comes to government, less is better, on all levels.”
So if a government had 10 regulations, 1 is less and must be better. And if a government has `1 regulation, 0 is less and must be better.
You’ve called for no government at all.
And once you agree with me that some government is necessary and good, then we’re just arguing about where to draw the line.
Seems like they could post the caloric value of individual ingredients for each size pizza and save a lot of effort...or even a calculator where folks could “build your own” and let the calculator add up the value of the ingredients in case they are “New Math” victims....
It is difficult to converse with fools, who often like to carry their points to the absurd. As Job said in the Book of Job in the Bible, Chapter 12, Verse 2, “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.”
I specifically said government is necessary. But an overreaching government is not. Tyranny is not. Too many regulations are not. Let freedom and the marketplace prevail.
If you can’t figure this out, then my participation in our conversation has come to an end. Enjoy your life. God bless you and your family.
Have you got a better example of a country operating without a government than Somalia?
You're the one making the comparison. There is a huge difference between anarchy and government regulated pizza.
If you lean to the pizza regulation side, you are a liberal.
Own it.
Of all the issues you could use as a litmus test on whether a person is a conservative or a liberal, your choice of food labels is bizarre.
Of all the issues you could use as a litmus test on whether a person is a conservative or a liberal, your choice of food labels is bizarre.
The issue is government regulation.
Your habit of redefining the issue to suit you is...very liberal.
You’re the one redefining the issue. This thread is about food labels. You have no clue where I stand on other regulations.
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