Comments on: Life, liberty, and protection from our own stupidity?

By: Phil2611

Phil2611 — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:18:55 +0000

A messege from a Peer Mediator…

I’m 13 years old, and I know alot about the U.S. government…
The constitution of the United States of America calls that most things can be appropriately enforced by congress. It has been a LONG time since the constitution was written, and like wise, tehre is alot different.
The reason people are stupid is because of lack of knowledge…Right? -In my health classes, ew learned about fast foods, and how bad they are. Our government is trying to protect us, by teaching us. The right to eat the food you want is being lawfully suspended. Obviously eating those bad foods, will mess you up. But alot of people that come from different contries, don’t know that, it’s not that they are stupid.

If you don’t like what the U.S. government has decided to do, your not being forced to stay here. The people that eat fast foods don’t seem to be complaining either.

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:40:51 +0000

A couple of things, now that I’ve returned to this blog a couple of months later:

1) captalism is a wonderful conception of democracy, but it only works when you have an educated mass. Also to consider: people are not necessarily clamouring for transfatty acids in their food either; the sole purpose of transfat is simply to boost sales–not for the benefit of anyone consuming the food containing the substance.

2)
a) obviously most of you on here are well off enough to have had medical insurance all your life; as someone who has done a lot of social work, privitized medicine is the worst idea EVER. It should be a universal right to have access to healthcare and for a country as rich as the US, it is embarassing to have as many people as we do withOUT access.

b) A healthcare system based solely in profit is going to be medicating people, not curing them–its simply more profitable and in their best interest to keep people sick (hey perhaps the shmoes in the food industry could lend them a helping hand?)

By: Eagle-eye

Eagle-eye — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:27:16 +0000

Amy is a JACKASS, anyone?

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:19:35 +0000

Proper grammar, anyone?

By: Rudy

Rudy — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:30:17 +0000

I agree with you Alex. Transfat is horrible for everyone and anyone. It should not be allowed in any foods. The reasoning behind this is because most people don’t even know that they are eating foods filled with transfat. People know when they are drinking alcohol and smoking.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:36:28 +0000

I agree with Zach, if the transfat is pure definition of poison, just takes longer to kill, it should be banned and the govt would be 100% right to ban it.

is it not alcohol and cigarettes also poison? Yes, but cigarettes and alcohol also have a stimulating effect, drugs (which in all seriousness) help people cope with life, at least the majority, those who haven’t found other, healthier means. But transfat does nothing but bad, no high effect, no nutrients, nothing, only bad.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:08:04 +0000

I agree with that sentiment bloodpakwolf but I do think that there is a lacking of honest information about what healthy really means. I also thing there are people who have a vested interest in keeping it that way.

By: bloodpakwolf

bloodpakwolf — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:32:23 +0000

i agree whit both side but what it really boils down to is do i want a fatty burger hey go to mcdonalds i want something healty stay at home and cook rather than try and make every one else follow my way of living!!!!

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:58:37 +0000

In response to Jeremy,
I hear you. I understand that there is no perfect system. But I do know that what you described about some people’s experiences under universal health care is not very different from what we have here. People here wait just as long and often get terrible service because hospitals are under staffed. The difference is that there, people aren’t paying a large percentage of their income to get treatment.

By: t.k.

t.k. — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:49:40 +0000

you are right. it is somebody elses stupidity to eat there. if you are worried about your health go home and fix you a salad. you choose to eat their so you pay the price.

and the government doesn’t have the right to tell us what to eat. we can watch out for ourselves. i can tell you i am not even 14 yet and i can say that this “law” is very, very, very retarded.