Victory: McDonald’s outsmarts San Francisco on Happy Meal ban

HotAir ^ | November 29,2011 | ALLAHPUNDIT

[Hojczyk]

Come Dec. 1, you can still buy the Happy Meal. But it doesn’t come with a toy. For that, you’ll have to pay an extra 10 cents.

Huh. That hardly seems to have solved the problem (though adults and children purchasing unhealthy food can at least take solace that the 10 cents is going to Ronald McDonald House charities). But it actually gets worse from here. Thanks to Supervisor Eric Mar’s much-ballyhooed new law, parents browbeaten into supplementing their preteens’ Happy Meal toy collections are now mandated to buy the Happy Meals.

Today and tomorrow mark the last days that put-upon parents can satiate their youngsters by simply throwing down $2.18 for a Happy Meal toy. But, thanks to the new law taking effect on Dec. 1, this is no longer permitted. Now, in order to have the privilege of making a 10-cent charitable donation in exchange for the toy, you must buy the Happy Meal. Hilariously, it appears Mar et al., in their desire to keep McDonald’s from selling grease and fat to kids with the lure of a toy have now actually incentivized the purchase of that grease and fat — when, beforehand, a put-upon parent could get out cheaper and healthier with just the damn toy.

In other words, they dropped the healthy options from the Happy Meal, split off the toy — which is the only part most kids care about — and now require you to buy a tasty Meal comprised of a lardburger and death fries in order to get the prize for an extra dime. Your kid gets (a) something to play with and (b) fat, and you get momentary piece of mind. And San Francisco gets … a lesson? Nah. They won’t learn.

[Billthedrill]

"We all float down here..."

Lookin' forward to that ol' Cardial McFarction.

[TigersEye]

Those are great but my next favorite is the Flay ‘O Flesh. Maybe it’s the Ta Ta sauce.

[mkjessup]

Outmaneuvered asshat Supervisor Eric Mar

Fixed that right up for ya! No charge! lol

[hey Eric? ya want FRIES wid dat?]"I'm lovin' it!"

[101voodoo]

I am in favor of NOT paying for any healthcare for their “Hippo” kids and just letting nature take it’s course....

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Yup, Natural Selection, been happening for eons and it works.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Hojczyk.

[CalvaryJohn]

My cousin calls them McRot-yer-guts.

[Huck]

The Golden Arches are calling me!

[GOPsterinMA]

“Pull up shop and leave town.”

Yep. Or only serve the pineapple/cheese sandwich (sans cheese) Ray Kroc originally wanted for Fridays (before the Filet-O-Fish).

Would that be healthy and green enough?

[TalonDJ]

Skipping the fries can give you potassium deficiency problems unless you have another source of that in your diet.

[Jack of all Trades]

[GOPJ]

Funny ... Thanks for sharing.

[Paladin2]

I’m into bananas, big time, like a monkey.

[aruanan]

In other words, they dropped the healthy options from the Happy Meal, split off the toy — which is the only part most kids care about — and now require you to buy a tasty Meal comprised of a lardburger and death fries in order to get the prize for an extra dime. Your kid gets (a) something to play with and (b) fat, and you get momentary piece of mind. And San Francisco gets … a lesson? Nah. They won’t learn.

They won't learn, like allahpundit. The main fuel the body uses is...dietary fat.

[DoughtyOne]

Gotta agree. That is a hoot.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Hey, Eric, do you have that picture of Laughing Jesus handy?

Nanny State PING!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[IYellAtMyTV]

"I’m into bananas, big time, like a monkey."

[IYellAtMyTV]

[BunnySlippers]

Good one!

[CSM]

” their desire to keep McDonald’s from selling grease and fat to kids “

That was not their desire in the least. That the author fell for it is a testament to our government education system. Thier desire is the same as every marxist. The elimination of private property and the destruction of free market capitalism.