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8. And who are you to decide what someone wants to eat?

Reply to Bunnahabhain (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 05:21 PM

Jul 2013

I occasionally like to eat at Jack in the Box, their Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger and their Tacos, what business is it of yours?
Or anyone else for that manner?
I choose to eat what I want to, my choice, not yours, not anyone else.

You don't want eat at a fast food place, don't, very simple.

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Has anyone ever considered [View all] Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 OP

Ugh. If people like McD's leave them alone leftstreet Jul 2013 #1

Yeah, fostering healthy diets is a terrible idea Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #3

Do you worry about the nutritional habits of the rich? leftstreet Jul 2013 #4

As someone with a career in public health Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #7

That's nice n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #12

Demolition Man was a movie... ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #9

Fatasses? pintobean Jul 2013 #16

Don't eat it. pintobean Jul 2013 #2

Comments such as... meaculpa2011 Jul 2013 #5

great, so we will only have high end restaurant chains for the high incomes quinnox Jul 2013 #6

So you missed the point where I mentioned mom&pop places being crowded out? Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #10

What about all the new 'mom&pops' serving double bacon cheese burgers and loaded cheesy fries? independentpiney Jul 2013 #20

And who are you to decide what someone wants to eat? tumtum Jul 2013 #8

Public policy makes these decisions all the time. Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #13

And the public likes fast food joints. tumtum Jul 2013 #14

What legal justification can be made to tax fast food? Just Saying Jul 2013 #11

I don't think it's appropriate to tax any legal business out of existence. Shrike47 Jul 2013 #15

Who am I to say what people eat or don't eat? Downwinder Jul 2013 #17

So we should get rid of everything YOU don't like? NightWatcher Jul 2013 #18

No, because it's a stupid idea. n/t X_Digger Jul 2013 #19

Unfortunately we can't legislate intelligence. Gregorian Jul 2013 #21

So... Bunnahabhain Jul 2013 #22

Yup. n/t meaculpa2011 Jul 2013 #23

One good thing about the fast food restaurants, is when you do a lot of traveling, and have to eat shraby Jul 2013 #24

There are some regional chains that make reasonably healthy food BainsBane Jul 2013 #25

An attempt to 'tax them out of existence' Jenoch Jul 2013 #26