NYC health Nazis take on trans fat
Cigarrettes weren't enough; now they have to ban Crisco.
OK, trans fats are bad for you. No argument there. But let's look at some history. The last generation of health Nazis got saturated fats all-but-banned, which is why we have a trans fat problem (and trans are worse than any saturated fat). Ban hydrogenated oils, and we'll have peroxidized Omega 6-rich veggie oils, which aren't good for you either. And there's acrylamide in those french fries either way. Why don't they just force us to eat raw tofu and be done with it? Oh yeah, [falsetto] the phytoestrogens [/falsetto]. (turns genitals inside out)
Instead of violating private property rights, why don't they just let us THINK and decide for ourselves? I thought all the SMART people lived in NYC; that's what they try to tell us out here in The Flyover. Surely they can just quit eating the stuff. And why don't the fast food companies sue on the basis of the law being a violation of the Commerce Clause? They use it for all else, after all. The proposed Chicago law is a real dilly of a soak-the-rich-corps fit, in the mode of the Maryland insurance-costs law, designed for Wal-mart. I'd like to see a civil-rights suit on that.
Comments
Posted by: J
Posted on: September 27, 2006 10:14 PM
Jeff, being quite close to NYC, I am sure we all appreciate how the Health Dept wants to make sure we are making a healthy choice, but the important thing is that it is our personal choice, not theirs. I wouldn't mind if they put how many calories we are eating next to each dinner menu item, but some people just do not really care about it. Some only care about enjoying a good fine dinner, instead of being told how many grams of fat they are drinking. Talking about fat does not help make good conversation. =)