The Freedom To Be Fat..Does Government Have The Right To "Outlaw" Unhealthy Foods?

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schuylaar

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Rob Roy said:
I'm not in favor of people drinking bleach or eating poor quality food. I'm in favor of people having the ability to make choices and being responsible for the benefits and the consequences. This is a pot site remember? Some people want to legislatively prevent you from making
your consumption choices.

The consumer that has been defrauded should always have the choice of seeking damages.

So would you make it illegal to drink bleach?
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it's already illegal for human consumption..
 
Balzac89

Balzac89

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Rob Roy said:
Your choice is simple, don't buy that food. Where's your beef? (another subtle Wendy'd pun I slid in there)
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An an uninformed consumer if you buy something at a store wouldn't you assume it to be safe to be used as indicated on packaging.

Your argument has no legs to stand on. Your argument is that uninformed consumers should accept the risks that they don't know about.
 
greenlikemoney

greenlikemoney

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schuylaar said:
wrong..you cannot use SNAP (food stamps) for fast food or any food that is taxable (convenience, hot foods)..until just recently, you could get a sandwich made at grocery however, it's taxable now..this is of course for florida but i believe the same rule applies as a federal entitlement.
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This made me laugh.....I see people everyday using their card to buy cigarettes, beer, potato chips, to-go boxes of hot foods from the deli etc etc. It's unbelievable the abuse that takes place in that system.
 
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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Balzac89 said:
An an uninformed consumer if you buy something at a store wouldn't you assume it to be safe to be used as indicated on packaging.

Your argument has no legs to stand on. Your argument is that uninformed consumers should accept the risks that they don't know about.
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No. That's not my argument. My argument is people should be held responsible when they commit fraud. Making consumption of anything illegal will not accomplish that.
 
Balzac89

Balzac89

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Rob Roy said:
No. That's not my argument. My argument is people should be held responsible when they commit fraud. Making consumption of anything illegal will not accomplish that.
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I don't think anything other than a conscience would do that and that's impossible when profit is involved.
 
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schuylaar

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greenlikemoney said:
This made me laugh.....I see people everyday using their card to buy cigarettes, beer, potato chips, to-go boxes of hot foods from the deli etc etc. It's unbelievable the abuse that takes place in that system.
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in florida?..1)potato chips is not a "flagged purchase"..2)i can purchase whatever i want to, however computers automatically deduct for approved purchases ONLY..the balance for non-approved still must be paid with other funds..
 
greenlikemoney

greenlikemoney

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schuylaar said:
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in florida?..1)potato chips is not a "flagged purchase"..2)i can purchase whatever i want to, however computers automatically deduct for approved purchases ONLY..the balance for non-approved still must be paid with other funds..[/QUOTE ]

Nope, not in florida ( not sure why it matters what state you're in, fraud is fraud )....all of the items I mentioned before I have seen purchased FULLY ( no other funds used ) with the good old red/white & blue striped free "food" card.
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cannabineer

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
tokeprep said:
It is problematic. There should be overwhelming scientific evidence, which exists in some cases but not in others.
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The problematicity becomes recursive. One of the themes of the book is that once a sufficiently strong personality made a theory stick (at least in that field), it became canon, and competing theories (and, worse ... their evidential foundations! Argumentum ad hominem takes a seat at the table then ... the shot callers say "tainted" data)received an unfair hearing. Breaking that cycle ... I don't know how to do it. That isn't science; it becomes established religion.
I see elements of that throughout the scientific community. It worries me.
 
Rob Roy

Rob Roy

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Doer said:
Well, I happened to like a good Stawberry Torte...so, no Fructose? That would be reform.

Wait. You mean the oxymoron. Never mind.
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"I happen to like a good Strawberry Torte, happen, not happened," he retorted.
 
Samwell Seed Well

Samwell Seed Well

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greenlikemoney said:
Nope, not in florida ( not sure why it matters what state you're in, fraud is fraud )....all of the items I mentioned before I have seen purchased FULLY ( no other funds used ) with the good old red/white & blue striped free "food" card.
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your eyes deceive you , you think the consumer made the card greenlight the non food items when its the store and their responsibility to properly list the items

not every place is 100% integrated into the system

and if you say they were purchasing them at a national chain, it either wasnt a SNAP card or you are a liar or a mistake happened

mistakes do happen .....like mistakes of perception
 
Doer

Doer

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Rob Roy said:
"I happen to like a good Strawberry Torte, happen, not happened," he retorted.
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It never happened....get it? It is a tort, not a torte. Like a pun, in a pun, which some of us appreciate.

My goodness, nothing better than, fake grammar cop, when you run out of ideas?
 
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