LOS ANGELES (AP) - City officials are putting South Los Angeles on a diet.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in an impoverished swath of the city with a proliferation of such eateries and above average rates of obesity.
The yearlong moratorium is intended to give the city time to attract restaurants that serve healthier food. The action, which the mayor must still sign into law, is believed to be the first of its kind by a major city to protect public health.
People keep putting up with this shit. First it was smoking bans now it’s fast foods? Well, say good bye to your freedoms. Remember, every time something you don’t like gets banned it leaves the door open to ban things you do like. Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.
People keep putting up with this shit. First it was smoking bans now it’s fast foods? Well, say good bye to your freedoms. Remember, every time something you don’t like gets banned it leaves the door open to ban things you do like. Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.
…if I want to eat bacon fat marinated in butter and dipped inchocolate I have a God given right an American to do so!!!
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As mentioned in the above post, the government will soon be picking up your healthcare costs. When that happens, you can say goodbye to your so-called “God Given Right as an American” along with several others in the process. See, you will be taxed to the point of being unable to afford healthcare on your own (you have to pick up the tab for those less fortunate than yourself, unnerstand?) and the .gov will simply refuse to cover you if you “choose” to lead an unhealthy lifestyle. Goodbye, choice.
Is this only for MacDonalds and Taco bell type places? What about Roscoes chicken and waffles? I ate at the one in Long Beach, I spent a little over 6 bucks there for two pieces of chicken smothered in gravy and a big ass waffle.
The last time I went to MacDonalds I spent a little over 5 bucks for 3 double cheeseburgers, a small fry, and a 4 piece nuggets.
About the same price range, kinda.
What about El Polo Loco? Would a new El Pollo Loco be banned? I don’t think I would consider them a much healthier alternative to Taco Bell, and they are a bit more expensive, the last time I was there a whole chicken was 8 bucks…
[quote]Vechter wrote:
The government will have you take soma if you don’t watch out!
For those who don’t know what soma is I say you read the book 1984 by Orwell
For those who can’t read it’s what all the folks have to take to keep them sterile and happy in the dystopian society ruled by a “communist” party
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You’re thinking of Aldus Huxley’s “Brave New World”.
…if I want to eat bacon fat marinated in butter and dipped inchocolate I have a God given right an American to do so!!!
Government needs to back the fuck off
As mentioned in the above post, the government will soon be picking up your healthcare costs. When that happens, you can say goodbye to your so-called “God Given Right as an American” along with several others in the process. See, you will be taxed to the point of being unable to afford healthcare on your own (you have to pick up the tab for those less fortunate than yourself, unnerstand?) and the .gov will simply refuse to cover you if you “choose” to lead an unhealthy lifestyle. Goodbye, choice.
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While i understand your point, i just don’t see it happening because most of these poor people eat like shit anyways. So logically they wouldn’t get the health care coverage.
If the government wants to put people on diets they should change the way they subsidize foods. Subsidize lean meats, poultry, fish, fruits, veggies, and whole wheat.
My bets are that the most over-fat people who say it’s too expensive to eat healthy will pay more to eat shitty.
This is merely speculation on how to do it the right way.
I don’t support government intervention in what we eat or giving us universal health care because i don’t trust the government to know whats wrong with my diet, nor to spend the money efficiently enough to pay for health care.
Lets hope this insanity is just limited to to the People’s Republic of California. If people can’t buy cheap shitty food on their lunch break I bet Hot Pockets and Lean Cuisine sales go up.
I wonder if McDonald’s and Burger King will be allowed to build since they have been implementing healthier alternatives like fruit, grilled chicken, water, and salads.
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Lets hope this insanity is just limited to to the People’s Republic of California. If people can’t buy cheap shitty food on their lunch break I bet Hot Pockets and Lean Cuisine sales go up.
I wonder if McDonald’s and Burger King will be allowed to build since they have been implementing healthier alternatives like fruit, grilled chicken, water, and salads.[/quote]
"The moratorium, which can be extended up to a year, only affects standalone restaurants, not eateries located in malls or strip shopping centers. It defines fast-food restaurants as those that do not offer table service and provide a limited menu of pre-prepared or quickly heated food in disposable wrapping.
The definition exempts “fast-food casual” restaurants such as El Pollo Loco, Subway and Pastagina, which do not have drive-through windows or heat lamps and prepare fresh food to order."
So going off of the article… no McD’s and BK won’t be able to cuz all their shit is premade and just microwaved or heat lamped.
The definition exempts “fast-food casual” restaurants such as El Pollo Loco, Subway and Pastagina, which do not have drive-through windows or heat lamps and prepare fresh food to order."
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