Voluntary…yeh right

by Justin on Jun 27, 2009

The fast food chains have "voluntarily" restricted what can be promoted to children under the age of 14 - I'm sure there was no pressure from the government at all. As I wrote earlier this month, where does this end? When does the heavy hand of government stop deciding what's "in our interests" and what the "right choices" are? People used to say, sarcastically, when smoking was being "disincentivised", that the government would eventually even regulate what foods we're allowed to eat, something that is now a reality!

"Forcefully imposing your will on others through the use of government is never the correct means of achieving a desired end and will only result in further destructions of liberty and freedom down the road."

Smoking Police; Food Police; I wonder what the next target will be once fast food is outlawed or simply made too expensive to exist?

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