Re: Public Policy and Science
Dex
6/7/2012 7:39:25 AM
Legislating morality -- or healthly habits -- always falls short of objectives.
Re: Public Policy and Science
tokyogai
6/6/2012 1:12:37 PM
I fully agree. Stupid is just plain stupid.
Re: Public Policy and Science
Tenacious
6/6/2012 12:04:54 PM
Excellent points Street Smart. What if they had banned eggs? Now it's OK to eat them again.
Things change.
Stupid is always stupid - and some people just are, laws or not.
Re: 100 fountains
cat tail
6/6/2012 11:30:31 AM
Let's just force feed him a couple Twinkies.
Maybe @Scott needs the rush of day trading after all!
Re: 100 fountains
driven
6/6/2012 11:05:55 AM
Ah, I forgot what you need to do to entertain yourself in the Wild West.
just yanking y'alls chains
Re: 100 fountains
driven
6/6/2012 10:49:30 AM
Heroin? HFCS? Geez Scott, are you sampling too much of one or both? That's a weird analogy
Re: Public Policy and Science
Dex
6/6/2012 10:43:23 AM
LOL Street Smart-- give me a Xanax with a martini chaser, too
The problem I have with government control of our habits through legislation is that the underlying science can reverse itself more easily than the laws that get based on it.
Now, I'm not out on a limb arguing that seatbelts and helmets don't save lives or that smoking is harmless. But we've seen a number of "food assumptions" change in the last few decades. The entire food pyramid has changed. What if we still had laws on the books mandating pasta consumption?
Just recently, we have taken a new look at fat and salt and discovered that they aren't the demons they once were. On the other hand, we are now finding that HDL, the "good" cholesterol isn't so good after all. And the concept of "food deserts" contributing to obesity has been TOTALLY debunked.
Seems to me that a good compromise in all of this is legislation at the state rather than local level. That way, New York isn't prohibiting sodas, Los Angeles isn't banishing fast food, and towns aren't going hog wild mandating paper over plastic.
Also, consider a little blessed ignorance. Being from California, let me tell you that living in a state where just about EVERYTHING has a "found to be a carcinogen" label on it can raise one's anxiety to levels where a Xanax with a martini chaser can look pretty good!
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