Posted on 12/05/2006 8:32:43 AM PST by Smogger
New York City first in U.S. to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food.
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That was the question in MY mind.
I hope there are no loopholes. A city as huge and dense as NY will start missing things like this real fast.
(cheers at the thought) Maybe there will be a rebellion!
So this is what... an effort to restore the monopoly held by Ted Kennedy and Michael Moore?
BINGO.
I'm pretty sure that persisted into the early 70's in the Midwest, based on personal experience. ;)
I don't eat fois & avoid transfats like the plague, but all these raving lunatics who want to dictate to their fellow citizens what they can & cannot put into their mouths should start first by observing another ban themselves - the one against smoking crack!These arrogant, self-righteous twits' brains have obviously already taken an extended dip in the deep-fryer.
On the bright side, all this is making a lot of erstwhile bleeding heart liberals who also happen to be foodies begin to realize the downside to having supported the expansion of government intrusion into everyone else's lives all these years.Lotsa chefs out there are suddenly reading up on libertarian philosophy these days, now that it's their ox (next on the list?) being gored, lol!
I say they should all kill themselves to get it over with.
What?
This won't save one life let alone many. It will however, embolden the nanny staters to continue taking away our freedom to choose. Sheeple = enablers.
--This will save lives, undoubtedly. However there needs to be a way to opt out, perhaps with a desclaimer.--
I doubt it. People who eat out too much and people who eat out and eat fast foods too much are not doing their health any good anyway unless they are very careful about what they eat when they eat out. I doubt a little trans-fat is going to be harmful..might even be good for you so banning it from restaurants won't benefit much because those who care about what they eat aren't eating it anyway. Those who don't care will still suffer from what they eat.
Next there will be knock raids on homes where illegal trans fat is suspected of being sold or consumed.
Just read it out loud... foie times should be enough. And btw - keep off the gras.
If donuts are cooked in trans-fats enforcement could be a real problem.
LOL!
Yeah, next they will ban butter, eggs, sugar............
Smokers warned everyone. Everyone still chose to release the government monster. Enjoy the results.
That would go against their programing.
As old Nietsche said; "Modern men are being prepared to lead lives of slavery in the most exacting sense."
Yep, when ever I talked to a smoking Nazi, I always asked them if they had the guy arrested.
SN: What guy?
ME: The guy that put a gun to your head and forced you to go into a bar/restaurant that had smoking.
SN: :: blank stare ::
ME: Or was it just more convenient to have the state come in and make the decisions for you, never mind that market forces would have been brought to bear, if you and other like minded people had boycotted establishments that didn't cater to your needs.
SN: :: blank stare ::
Can you imagine either posing for, or taking this photo.
I get nauseous just posting it.
Can't imagine what it's like looking at it around lunchtime.
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