Reply #219: more fallacies

[wolfgangmo]

Yes we pay for obesity.

The causes are largely in processed foods which can trigger genetic propensities for diabetes and other metabolic diseases. So would I like to see big agrabiz regulated until they are small enough to drag into a bathroom and drown in a tub? Yes.

It is not fatty foods, but rather processed empty nutrient food that are the problem, and yes, we should be doing something about them. Not to do so will put our food industries at a competitive disadvantage. Look at GM and Chrysler; coddled and protected for decades and now ... dead or dying. The EU and large parts of Asia already ban lots of US foods. This trend will increase until the only people eating frankenfoods are US.

It is not about banning anything, but rather providing incentives to behave responsibly. For example, gun owners could be required to have insurance which would be MUCH more expensive if your guns were not properly stored so they couldn't be stolen. My brother is a collector and you would need a tow truck to even budge his safe. And assuming you could open his safe, then you would need to get ammo out of another safe inside the safe. Plus all weapons are trigger guarded.

There are ways to do this that don't slow down any responsible person. We need to start somewhere. Why not?