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Menu labeling bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers (Harkin, DeLauro)
Los Angeles Times ^
| May 16, 2009
| Jerry Hirsch
Posted on 05/19/2009 12:06:36 PM PDT by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1
I’m against a law requiring this, but I sure would enjoy it if more restaurants did this voluntarily. I avoid a lot of places because unless I go searching around on the internet, I don’t have any idea how many calories there are in the meal. It would be awesome to have that right there on the menu. But, once again, it’s not the government’s responsibility to require something like that. Should be up to the businesses themselves.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:22:29 PM PDT
by
mysterio
To: KarlInOhio
MMMMmmmm....milkshake....maybe that’s what I’ll have for lunch....instead of something healthy!
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:22:40 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(WE have a REPUBLIC.....IF we can KEEP IT!!!)
To: reaganaut1
This is such a lie.
Just about every fast food or restaurant we eat at will gladly give you the nutritional information off their website as a .pdf or excel spreadsheet.
I wish a creative Republican would put an amendment into this bill that the charges for increased food prices from menu changes will be paid for from the salaries of Democratic House Leadership.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:23:09 PM PDT
by
WoodstockCat
(General Honore: "The storm gets a vote... We're not stuck on stupid.")
To: reaganaut1
Actually I favor this bill. This isn't an issue of the government regulating what is sold or for how much. This is government ensuring that people have a reasonable ability to make smart decisions. The costs to the food industry are minimal and the ability for people to eat healthier worth quite a lot.
I know I would like to know how many calories are in meals at places I go to. Sure, I could usually look it up on-line before I go for some places but how often will I do that? And many places don't offer that But when I go to Olive Garden or Outback I'd like to be able to have a menu that tells me exactly what it is I'm consuming.
Using government to help people empower themselves is, IMO, a legitimate use. It's when the government starts making those choices or pushing people one way or the other that bothers me.
We still like the FDA to make sure our meat is safe right? And to inspect the facilities food is processed/stored at right? There is little difference here.
To: reaganaut1
How did the citizenry survive before the government controlled every aspect of their lives? How will the citizenry survive when the air we breathe is taxed for our own good?
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:25:02 PM PDT
by
Truth29
To: pnh102
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:25:31 PM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: reaganaut1
Harkin labeled himself as a moron years ago.
To: reaganaut1
“This is not the business of the federal government.”
And when did that ever stop the government.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:25:58 PM PDT
by
edcoil
(IF CA rolls pollution standards back to 1990 levels, lets roll CA spending back as well.)
To: reaganaut1
What a waste of their time and OUR money.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:26:50 PM PDT
by
malia
To: Tarpon
Its all part of the bread a circuses act.Stop right there! Your post has a food reference and I see no calorie information whatsoever. You are hereby fined $500.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:27:47 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(May God save America from its government; this is no time for Obamateurs. Emmanuel = Haldeman?)
To: jessduntno
what happened to the worst economy since the Great Depression mantra these birdbrains rammed down our throats, now they want business costs to go through the roof, do they think we wont end up paying more???Right and what ever happened to "it's the economy stupid"? The economy is in the toilet and the democrats in Washington are doing everything they can to make the cost of doing business higher.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:29:30 PM PDT
by
pepperhead
(Kennedys float, Mary Jos don't)
To: NonValueAdded
How does the federal govt have power over McDonalds?
They dont get federal money. Only the states or cities can make these laws
To: TPluth
Although I'm not sure this is a good idea (I think food labeling is an important and useful tool, but I'm skeptical of imposing the costs of reprinting signage/menus/etc in what is already a fairly bleak economic situation for the restaurant industry), I don't there is any Constitutional problem with this law. Limited, as it is, to large chain restaurants (which have stores in multiple states), this law appears to be a fairly clear exercise of the Federal power to regulate interstate commerce (and not even just under the current, strained, post-
Wickard reasoning, but under a reasonable reading of the plain language of the interstate commerce clause).
It might not be a wise exercise of Federal power, but it is not an unconstitutional exercise of Federal power.
To: reaganaut1
The BK quadstacker. 1000 delicious calories of Meat, cheese and bacon (libs hate it).
To: reaganaut1
I agree, I already have two parents.....I don’t need anymore.
To: AirForceGeorge
This sort of regulation is something that should happen (and does) on the state and local level.
To quote the 10th ammendment:
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
To: linbiao123
You cannot expect a document written over two centuries ago to really be applicable in the modern world, do you.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:49:49 PM PDT
by
swarthyguy
("We may be crazy in Pakistan, but not completely out of our minds," ISI Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha)
To: pnh102
They want it in bigger letters that some people can’t read in English or other wise.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:51:40 PM PDT
by
handy old one
(It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. Aristotlme)
To: reaganaut1
Health advocates believe that when people see the amount of calories, fat and salt in meals before they order them, they will gravitate to more healthful selections.Baloney.
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posted on
05/19/2009 12:53:44 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
To: reaganaut1
Besides, the action is incomplete. They should be required to label gluten content as well.
I'll send that to Barnie ~ he's sensitive to issues affecting colons.
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posted on
05/19/2009 1:02:30 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
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