Today the US Government announced that is wants to make Trans
fats illegal. I find it ironic that a government
that has been pushing to make things like marijuana legal is now trying to make
a food additive illegal.
I guess the government doesn’t care if we fry our brains
from drug use as long as we don’t get fat.
Our government really needs to check its priorities.
Personally, I believe the government has gone way too far
with dictating what we eat or drink.
Many local governments have imposed sugar taxes, bottle taxes and limits
on the size of certain beverages. The
government claims these measures are aimed at discouraging destructive
behaviors. But is that the real reason
or is it something else?
Money or tax revenue is the true reason for all these new
restrictions or taxes. The government
knows that people aren’t going to give up sugar, cigarettes or alcohol so they
know that the government will be able to recognize a steady stream of income
from these taxes.
But let’s assume the government actually cares about our
well being. If they do, then when the Affordable
Care Act goes into effect we will have a whole host of new taxes on products
that the government thinks are destructive to our health. The reason…because if the government is
supplying health care by way of supplementing low wage earners, they will have
to find new raise revenues to support this.
So what do you think about the government making Trans fat
illegal?
