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To: SengirV

I think you must have grown up in a country and with a government that is the epitome of the nanny state. I on the other hand grew up in a constitutional republic that stressed PERSONAL responsibility


57 posted on 07/06/2013 12:24:41 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Nifster
Personal responsibility with the lack of information with which to base a personal choice is burying your head in the sand.

THE ONLY THING I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAY IS THAT MORE NUTRITIONAL INFO IS GOOD FOR CONSUMERS.

I'll give you an example to see if you can somehow grasp what you are somehow incapable of grasping...

When I was younger, I used to really love Maier's cream filled donuts - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110307162616AAK4OQG

I knew they were bad, but I still ate them. I ran track and was in sports 365 days a year. So they didn't stick, and were just bad food that I enjoyed. They came in a package of 6(maybe 8) in a box, and I would usually eat 2 at a time, sometimes more. ZERO nutritional info on them at all.

I knew they were bad, but they tasted sooooo good. But then low and behold, the nanny state forced companies to actually inform it's customers with nutritional info. Once I saw the contents of a serving size, I nearly threw up. One donut had as much saturated fat as THREE big macs.

BOOM!! Never ate another one again in my life. As a more informed consumer, I choose different bad foods to have occasionally. The impact to my body when seeking out bad food was greatly decreased - BECAUSE I HAD INFORMATION TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION!!!!

Again, you want to remain uninformed, and insult/ridicule those wanting to make an informed decision. Your position is mind-boggling, WHEN IT COMES TO CONSUMER CHOICE.

I suppose you get angry when you see that country of origin when it comes to products as well. How dare we be giving information to choose a product made in America versus China. DAMN THEM FOR GIVING US THAT INFORMATION!!!! DAMN NANNY STATE!!!

SMH

58 posted on 07/08/2013 9:00:48 AM PDT by SengirV
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