San Francisco’s already done it, and now New York may follow suit. New York City Councilman Leroy Comrie thinks the city should consider a ban on “Happy Meals” and similar fast food promotions aimed at kids unless those meals meet certain nutritional standards. Comrie has fought the battle of the bulge himself. “As you know, and I’m an example, nearly one-third of all children in New York City and throughout the United States are either overweight or obese,” Comrie said. Comrie planned to introduce his own bill Wednesday that would essentially rewrite what could currently be considered a “Happy Meal.” The bill would require establishments that offer toys with food make sure the meals are 500 calories or less and have low fat and low sodium totals. Penalties would be steep: between $200 to $2,500 for repeat restaurant offenders who use toys to sell unhealthy meals...
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You know, it all started with smoking. And now look what we've come to.
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In NYC I believe the Sullivan Act started it all. Long before the no smoking fascists.
How many guns does a man need? One more!
Obviously doing your own parenting and your own monitoring of what you eat is out of the question. Now the government has to do it for us? This is just an example of the laziness of Americans. We can't simply teach our children that Happy Meals, as well as other fast food, are to be eaten occassionally and are not a substitution for a regular, healthy meal. Because of our own lack of discipline, the government proposes to come in and force us to eat right. Ridiculous. And I'm a vegetarian Buddhist. I say let everyone eat themselves into a diabetic coma if they are that dumb. Really. Come on!
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