Posted on 01/26/2010 10:14:19 AM PST by Cheap_Hessian
Travel along a two-block stretch of Central Avenue in Prince George's County, and you'll find a staggering 11 fast-food restaurants.
For community activist Arthur Turner and state Sen. David C. Harrington (D-Prince George's), the strip is evidence of the proliferation of burger joints and Chinese takeouts in the county, especially in poorer, inner Capital Beltway communities.
Pointing to studies that rank Prince George's residents among the least healthy in Maryland, Turner and Harrington want to limit new fast-food restaurants in the county, a far stricter approach than what has been enacted in such places as New York City and Montgomery County, which banned the use of trans fats in those establishments.
Turner and Harrington say they are concerned that the restaurants contribute to high occurrences of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease and have taken separate paths to deal with the issue.
Turner is negotiating with individual developers, and Harrington has introduced a bill in the General Assembly that would impose a moratorium on issuing licenses to new fast-food businesses.
"Our county is inundated with unhealthy food choices," Turner said. "In some areas, if someone wants a healthy choice, there are no options. We want healthy options in our community."
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I just had Vietnamese for lunch - rice vermicelli noodles with pickled vegetables, lettuce and bean sprouts, a little grilled pork, a skewer of grilled shrimp, and a spring roll (the only fried thing in the meal). All for the price of a double Whopper combo, but much cheaper, not to mention tastier and healthier. Came with free jamine tea - no calories.
In any case, if there are no or few healthy food choices in the area, that probably suggests that few people are interested in such a thing. Such is life - the market will only provide that which there is a reasonable demand for. For example, I’d like to buy a Japanese station wagon, but they don’t sell when they are brought to this market, so the manufacturers don’t bother selling them here. People want the tall station wagons with silly styling known as crossover SUVs, instead. Not my preference, but obviously it is for a lot of people.
Which explains the lack of Scottish, English and Jewish Restaurants.................
“Which explains the lack of Scottish, English and Jewish Restaurants.................”
Heh. Even the English and Scottish don’t want to eat English or Scottish food ;) That’s why the UK is full of curry joints and kebap shops (one of the few good things all those middle eastern and south asian immigrant brought with them).
Well, you could get off your lazy butt, go to a grocery store and buy some healthy food to cook. It'd be cheaper, too. Idiot.
Wonder if either of them owns one of these fast-food options. Or are they just running the classic Democratic extortion/protection racket.
You just know it's one or the other.
Cheap Hessian: I am putting you on report for asking inconvenient questions.
Seriously, though, the Nanny Statists are on the march in PG.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Ah... there I go again... Last time, I was reported for spreading fishy rumors about obamacare.
“For community activist Arthur Turner and state Sen. David C. Harrington (D-Prince George’s), the strip is evidence of the proliferation of burger joints and Chinese takeouts in the county, especially in poorer, inner Capital Beltway communities.”
Because they’re CHEAP!
Would you rather they starve?
“You better buy only this organic mumbo-jumbo vegetable medley, because it’s good for you.”
Start making your liberal health-nut garbage cheaper and maybe things will change!
That would require too much work, which is a corollary of “self-responsibility”, which Dems despise.
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