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:::That line of logic leads to ever-increasing government mandates on what a business owner can and cannot do.  Overeating is also unhealthy; taxpayers in general bear the increased burden of obesity-related health problems.  Should restaurant owners be told which foods they can and cannot serve?  Before accusations of "slippery slope" are raised, please note that this is actually happening--laws banning fast food for precisely these reasons are currently being considered.

:::That line of logic leads to ever-increasing government mandates on what a business owner can and cannot do.  Overeating is also unhealthy; taxpayers in general bear the increased burden of obesity-related health problems.  Should restaurant owners be told which foods they can and cannot serve?  Before accusations of "slippery slope" are raised, please note that this is actually happening--laws banning fast food for precisely these reasons are currently being considered.

:::Where do we draw the line?  How much power should the government have to insist that I do nothing unhealthy?  --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 15:32, 22 July 2008 (EDT)

:::Where do we draw the line?  How much power should the government have to insist that I do nothing unhealthy?  

 

:::As a side thought: the fact that smoking is still permitted in European bars and restaurants and banned in many American bars and restaurants leads to an interesting possibility. I wonder what a study of cancer rates in those areas would show twenty years from now. --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 15:32, 22 July 2008 (EDT)