[Red Badger]

TO TEEN FF CLERK: Will these fries make me fat?..........

[Hegemony Cricket]

Here’s a dumb question for the assembled masses - how do we know that the data that the restuarants post is accurate? Does some agency (FDA?) verify, monitor, audit, etc?

[freekitty]

This is what they are spending our money on. Enough already. Our schools are a mess; we have an immigration problem, our taxes are breaking us and this is what they are promoting. It seems to me these idiots have way to much time and too much of our money. It’s time to get back to basics and what the American people want. Plus they are moving us to a dictatorship. No more.

[Madame Dufarge]

"With this bill, we empower folks to be healthier and less of a burden on the health care system," said Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, who co-wrote the measure with Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco.

How long before those "burdens" on the health care system must submit to weekly weigh-ins and be issued fast-food permits similar to WWII ration cards?

The inevitable consequence of socialized medicine.

The nanny state: our biggest obesity problem.

[napscoordinator]

Quite frankly I don’t want to see how many calories I am eatting. It would most likely be pretty frightening. lol. Can you imagine some of those deserts. I can see them saying 1823 calories. That is probably a realistic assessment on some of those deserts.

[Cicero]

Well, obviously this will increase costs for all restaurants and fast food joints. They will need to spend the time to comply, they will need more room on the menus, and they may need to take out more insurance to protect themselves. Plus everyone will have to pay more taxes to pay for the calory inspectors.

Trust Bloomberg to actually beat California to the punch on this. He’s the guy who formed a special squad of smoking police to enforce the no-smoking laws in bars and restaurants in NYC.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Over howls of "nanny government," the California Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would require chain restaurants with 10 or more locations to post calorie counts and other dietary facts about menu items.

[...] "With this bill, we empower folks to be healthier and less of a burden on the health care system," said Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, who co-wrote the measure with Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco.

HA HA HA HA HA HA! I don't believe that was your goal. Otherwise, why exempt restaurants with less than ten locations? Are they somehow healthier?