[Osx-nutters] *Big* government

[Lawrence Sica]

On Aug 30, 2007, at 2:15 AM, David Cake wrote:

> At 9:54 PM -0400 29/8/07, David P. Henderson wrote:
>>>> 2) Outlaw use of sweeteners such as corn syrup as well as
>>>> artificial ones such as aspartame
>>>>
>>>  Corn syrup is everywhere because Congress heavily subsidizes the
>>>  production of corn
>>>
>>>  Then the Congress should stop that.
>>>
>> I agree and I write my Senators and Representative every year and
>> with a list of issues on which they are failing to represent me.
>
> 	Its worth noting that use of HFCS is far more prevalent in
> the US than anywhere else. Its a peculiarity of US corn industry
> subsidisation.
> 	Not that refined sugar is a great thing either, but the
> original 'the US government should do something about obesity'
> question come into a very different light if you believe that, as
> many who care about the HFCS do, that the US government is currently
> intervening to make things worse.
> 	Cheers
> 		David
>

One thing I thought I would bring up.  NYC recently banned partially  
hydrogenated oils from restaurants.  The restaurants made some token  
complaints then switched.  Everyone seems OK with it.  I'd say  
intervention by the gov't is required in some cases.  Also in NJ and  
NY the government had made it a point of banning certain foods from  
being served or sold by school cafeterias.    That I have no problem  
with personally.  Now if there were attempts to have government  
mandated meals daily that would be too much.

And yes HFCS is the devil ;)

--Larry