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Originally Posted by njbchbum
and who will protect the people who do not want to be protected by the people who think they have to protect people from themselves?
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No one. It's like Social Security. Some people don't want Social Security and don't need Social Security. But it's mandatory. Why? Because too many people have proved that they are not capable of saving for their own retirement.
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let the dept of health recognize a health hazard and conduct an effective campaign about it. let the people who feel strongly about the hazard PARTICIPATE in such a campaign.
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Well, I'm not an expert on this but someone else on this thread said that often food vendors don't have smaller sizes available. How can one participate if the smaller sizes are not available?
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no one [other than a parent/guardian] has ANY right to CONTROL another's behavior!
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My behavior is controlled when someone confiscates my money through taxation to pay for the medical costs of an obesity epidemic.