Re: people have to eat mostly what their country produces

"sevag.krikorian@xxxxxxxxx" <sevag.krikorian@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
On Jan 25, 5:48 am, "santosh" <santosh....@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
vid...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
yup, that is overall problem in europe, with imported US food. I think
they should also ban MacDonalds and similar, we don't want to be bunch
of fat voters.I think gratituous bans have no place in a country that claims to be
democratic. Rather, people should be given the know-how to make the
right choices.

Capitalism is incompatible with democracy. It has to be put on a tight
leash. Note the recent trans-fat ban in New York City.

Yes, it's disgusting that the local government has removed
the consumers' freedom to chose.

At least,
there we have a government doing its job: working for the benefit of
its citizens.

Oh, you started so well, shame you span off at the right turn.

Now if we can only extend that concept to State and Federal
governments...

Removing the public's freedoms? Have you not been reading
the news?

Phil
--
"Home taping is killing big business profits. We left this side blank
so you can help." -- Dead Kennedys, written upon the B-side of tapes of
/In God We Trust, Inc./.
.

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