U.S. conservatives defend-the right to bear fat

As the obesity crises continues in the USA, Conservatives say they defend the 'right to bare fat'.
How many more people have to die from this before we learn?

http://tinyurl.com/ywt725

Discuss.

Originally posted by Bad wolf
As the obesity crises continues in the USA, Conservatives say they defend the 'right to bare fat'.
How many more people have to die from this before we learn?

http://tinyurl.com/ywt725

Discuss.

that's funny. Or maybe that's just me...

"Thousands of very fat people die every year in the United States, where it is quite normal for people to have potato chips on their bedside table or keep a doughnut in their car. "

What if you use your fat purely for defensive purposes within your own home?

Originally posted by Merk
It's not the governments job to protect people from themselves.

Originally posted by Bad wolf
True, but it is the government's job to protect you from other people, IMO.

Originally posted by Merk
Well, that would be nice, but it's not possible. I don't even know who the "other people" would be in this case.

Originally posted by Bad wolf
Is law enforcement not possible then? Trials, policeman on street patrol, etc.
I recognise it isn't possible in all cases, we can't protect everyone, but that in no way means we shouldn't try.

Originally posted by Merk
I'm not argueing that we shouldn't have law inforcement. I'm argueing that a person being fat is none of the governments business.

Originally posted by Bad wolf
I am with you here, but it is my thought that it is government's business to do something about the people selling this unhealthy food, not the people buying it.

Quite clearly this junk food is causing an enormous amount of health problems for hundreds of thousands of people; I would hope that the governmnet could do something about this.

Originally posted by Merk
The companies are not making anyone eat anything. They are not infringing on anyones rights. Just because some people can't eat ice cream in reasonable quantities doesn't mean the makers are criminals.

You're going waaaay down the road to a nanny state.

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Junk food firms advertising campaigns targeting children?

Hey guys! Let's all sue the government/fast food industry for being fat... 😠 when will people take responsibility for their own actions? There is plenty of good/bad food out there. It's not that difficult to understand that those doughnuts you're eating maybe aren't the best, and that fruit might just be a good alternative, I dunno, maybe?

Originally posted by Zander 88
Hey guys! Let's all sue the government/fast food industry for being fat... 😠 when will people take responsibility for their own actions? There is plenty of good/bad food out there. It's not that difficult to understand that those doughnuts you're eating maybe aren't the best, and that fruit might just be a good alternative, I dunno, maybe?

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
No, but you can limit their influence on the young by advertising constraints.
Are fast food/junk food ads allowed on tv in the US during children's programs?