[ken21]

stupidity kills a large number of people yearly.

let's outlaw stupidity. (/s)

[The Great RJ]

We need to tax salt to discourage people from using it....just like tobacco. Ditto for fast foods and sugar. Since this tax revenue is for the public's own good and only affects those who use these dangerous products we can tax them without complaint and use the revenue to spend on other government do good programs.

Remember that one of the flash points for the French Revolution was a tax on salt.

[Glenn]

"A consumer group sued the federal government on Thursday, saying that ________ is killing tens of thousands of Americans and that regulators have done too little to control _______."

The template of the busy-bodies.

[tang-soo]

Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!

The Invisible Killer

Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.

Dihydrogen monoxide:

* is also known as hydroxyl acid, and is the major component of acid rain.
* contributes to the "greenhouse effect."
* may cause severe burns.
* contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
* accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
* may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
* has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.

Contamination Is Reaching Epidemic Proportions!

Quantities of dihydrogen monoxide have been found in almost every stream, lake, and reservoir in America today. But the pollution is global, and the contaminant has even been found in Antarctic ice. DHMO has caused millions of dollars of property damage in the midwest, and recently California.

Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

* as an industrial solvent and coolant.
* in nuclear power plants.
* in the production of styrofoam.
* as a fire retardant.
* in many forms of cruel animal research.
* in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
* as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.

Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to stop them because this practice is still legal. The impact on wildlife is extreme, and we cannot afford to ignore it any longer!

The Horror Must Be Stopped!

The American government has refused to ban the production, distribution, or use of this damaging chemical due to its "importance to the economic health of this nation." In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control and utilize it during warfare situations. Hundreds of military research facilities receive tons of it through a highly sophisticated underground distribution network. Many store large quantities for later use.

It's Not Too Late!

[nuke rocketeer]

Its highly amusing how these food nazis keep on harping on this subject when studies have been coming out showing no link between hypertension and salt intake. ITS GENETIC!

I have a friend who's been on a salt limited diet for the last 10 years and it did not help his blood pressure one bit. In fact, he dang near had a heart attack when his Dr. told him that his problem was not so much diet as heredity

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Here’s a comment for the CSPI loonies. Salt can’t be all that bad. Animals will travel miles in the wild to get to saltlicks. In this part of the world, cattle owners put saltblocks out in the pastures for their cows. My horses loved rock salt as much as they loved sugar. ‘splain that you bunch of phonies.

[tertiary01]

Does anyone out there know if we the taxpayers in these FDA lawsuits, pay for the costs of both sides like they do in the EPA and endangered species cases? I'm getting sick of our government becoming a lawyer employment agency.

[Dead Corpse]

WTF? Next they are going to purpose a ban on air from certain cardinal compass points.

KNOCK IT OFF!!!!

Very few things in life actually need to be regulated. This went TOO far long before fat, sugar, salt, nicotine....

[Beckwith]

Screw off. I like my salt and nobody lives forever.

[Shery]

Salt is not a deadly ingredient for 99% of the population. Why regulate it for the 1%? We don't regulate p-nut butter and there are many with deathly allergies. What about sugar? Think of the high persentage of folks with diabetes. How stupid. Just move somewhere where they agree to do this for you and leave the rest of us alone.

[Snoopers-868th]

SALT POLICE!!

[wideminded]

There was a major article about salt in Science magazine a few years ago. It said that the evidence for the negative effects of salt was appearing weaker all the time. It had got to the point where even very large studies could not find health problems that could be definitely ascribed to salt. But as this happened, the scientists who had staked their careers on proving the evils of salt were getting more and more militant in their demands to place controls on this dangerous substance.

[Polyxene]

From my cold, dead hands! How are we supposed to get our daily allotment of iodine? No salt -- more goiters!

[Dan from Michigan]

The public health fascists are at it again.

[FrankR]

What gets my blood pressure up is these nanny-state liberals trying to impose their lifestyle and beliefs on me.

We can thank the clinton bunch and the tobacco lawsuits for opening Pandora's Box on these issues. Maybe the non-smoking fanatics can eventually eat their cardboard-tasting meals in a smoke-free environment, and they'll all be happy.

Remember, If you really LIKE it...eventually a liberal will try and take it from you.

[Fierce Allegiance]

My salt skaker is right next to the beer dispenser, which I rest my pistol on, in my SUV.

[Lx]

Courtesy of another freeper the last time the nutjobs reared their ugly heads:




http://www.cspiscam.com/

[shellshocked]

I say AIR! DAMNITOHELL! We are breathing too mush AIR!!! We must regulate the AIR!!!!!

[anniegetyourgun]

Don't look now - you're about to be regulated!

[SeeRushToldU_So]

They are getting desperate.