Thursday, September 22, 2011

USDA Secretary: We Must ‘Create Appropriate Transition’ for What Americans Eat

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of the National Restaurant Association on Monday that Americans need to “adjust” their tastes so that they like the kind of food the government believes they should eat—and “we have to make sure that what we do is create the appropriate transition.” “You know, as we deal with this issue of reducing sodium and sugar, it sounds simple to do, but you all know better than I do, it’s not as simple as it sounds,” said Vilsack. “It’s going to take time for people’s taste to adjust and they will adjust over time, but it will take some time,” he said. “So, we have to make sure that what we do is create the appropriate transition. "At the end of the day, though, we've got to deal with this," said Vilsack...more

No, "at the end of the day we've got to deal with" the mentality displayed in Vilsack's comments.  It has infected federal, state and local government.  What people eat is their own business.

1 comment:

jmg said...

Hey Tommy, Mind your own business. Thank You.