Liberals ban Happy Meal toys

[David Jamieson]

Cocaine is an illegal substance. Hamburgers and chicken nuggets are not. Well, not yet....

I'm not talking about legality, I'm talking about healthy or not.

and fast food is about as healthy as cocaine consumption when it comes right down to it.

have you ever seen supersize me?

you wonder why mcdonalds can't take that out of rotation?
I'll tell you why, because it's true. Every single word of it.

it forced change in that company when it showed.
It also forced change in other companies because it exposed them for the death merchants they are.

these are not normal burgers man. the processing includes ammonia bleaching for cripes sake. You do that with a steak at your house? me neither.

there's plenty of things that are legal that are downright bad for you.

while rule of law is necessary, it is not a measure by which we can determine morality. morality is the first thing to get bypassed when it comes to law and how it relates to fast food companies, or other unethical companies such as oil companies that are too cheap to do their exploration properly, or gun companies that sell small arms to warlords, legally, or ...well, I could go on, but I think the point is made.

if people are too thick to understand, then i don't see how they are bright enough to make good choices.

do i think the average citizen is ignorant? You betcha. I myself, though quite educated don't know a warehouse full of stuff about a great deal of topics.

[Drake]

What part of "It's not poison, its a legal, FDA-inspected product suitable for human consumption" are you not getting?

Tanning is unhealthy, do we ban that? Tattoos can get infected, do we ban them? Caffienated drinks and coffee are unhealthy, do we ban them? Alcohol is unhealthy, do we ban that?

Is 75% of the population giving themselves skin cancer from tanning booths? 75% of us alcoholics?

What part of pandemic are you failing to get?

[David Jamieson]

1bad, you are getting carried away and building strawmen ...again.

No one is banning the crap food.
there is legislation on the table to ban the unscrupulous practice of luring children to poor diet choices by going after their entertainment desire.

That is the whole point of a happy meal isn't it?

And judging by the pandemic of obesity in your nation, you think that your fellow countrymen are capable of making good choices about food for their kids?

I know that's a bit harsh, but so what. I don't have as much faith in people to act or do the right thing. What can I say, I hope for the best, but it didn't work out and now there is a need for legal action in order to alter behaviours.

[SoCo KungFu]

I think its awesome. Hell if it were up to me, civilians would be required to meet physical fitness standards and conduct PT regularly just like we do in the military. I'm tired of busting my ass trying to lift 300lbs lard asses into an ambulance. Or my firefighter friends having unnecessary extra risk placed on their own lives because they got an obese family that all need to be carried out unconscious from a burning home because they were too out of shape to make it 20 feet from their sofa to the front door...

[kfson]

Is 75% of the population giving themselves skin cancer from tanning booths? 75% of us alcoholics?

What part of pandemic are you failing to get?

So why should we trust the government to ban toys from fast foods???
Seems like mixed messages here or not?

[David Jamieson]

So why should we trust the government to ban toys from fast foods???
Seems like mixed messages here or not?

Do you trust McDonalds to feed your kids properly?

[sanjuro_ronin]

I love McD's french fries
My little ones love their chicken nuggets, but I removes the skin off of them before they eat it.
They may have McD's maybe 2-3 times a month.
I like their fajitas and their grilled chicken, sometimes I will even have their cheeseburger with only lettuce and tomato and then workout for 2 hours to burn it off !!
LMAO !!

[kfson]

Do you trust McDonalds to feed your kids properly?

Do I trust the government to tell me how to feed my kids properly?

[kfson]

I love McD's french fries
My little ones love their chicken nuggets, but I removes the skin off of them before they eat it.
They may have McD's maybe 2-3 times a month.
I like their fajitas and their grilled chicken, sometimes I will even have their cheeseburger with only lettuce and tomato and then workout for 2 hours to burn it off !!
LMAO !!

[sanjuro_ronin]

Mmmmm, yummy !

[David Jamieson]

Do I trust the government to tell me how to feed my kids properly?

Your government isn't telling you how to feed them. Not sure how you thought that.

In context to this thread it's(government) telling a corporation to stop using advertising tactics which make it difficult for parents to make decisions on food choices for their kids.

[1bad65]

Do you trust McDonalds to feed your kids properly?

It's a friggin CHOICE to go up there and eat!!!

What part of personal responsibility is so hard to grasp???

And it's not like it's cheaper to eat at McDonalds vs eating at home. It's a choice people should have the freedom to make. Why do you think people like you should have the right to tell others what they can and cant eat?

[Reality_Check]

It's a friggin CHOICE to go up there and eat!!!

What part of personal responsibility is so hard to grasp???

And what part of "children are too young to make that choice and can't grasp personal responsibility so why direct advertising towards them" are you not getting? Parents can still choose to take their children to McDonalds. The kids just won't get a toy.

[1bad65]

1bad, you are getting carried away and building strawmen ...again.

No one is banning the crap food.

Actually they are. See, you learn something every day when I'm around.

"New York’s restaurants could be banned from adding salt to food as part of the city’s latest health crackdown. Politicians are voting on a bill that, if passed, would see restaurateurs fined $1,000 (£660) each time they were caught adding the condiment to food."

Source:
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/03/1...h_bill_causin/

"The Board of Health voted Tuesday to make New York the nation’s first city to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants — from the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries."

Source:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16051436/

[1bad65]

And what part of "children are too young to make that choice and can't grasp personal responsibility so why direct advertising towards them" are you not getting? Parents can still choose to take their children to McDonalds. The kids just won't get a toy.

So the children now decide where they eat?

It's the parents responsibility. People like you disgust me. Let me live my **** life how I want, and you live yours how you want. What's wrong with that?