For those who think too much is being made of the Food Police, by which government entities decide what you can and can’t buy or eat, check out the latest from Baltimore. A restaurant owner has been fined for not using the “right” kind of margarine and, if he wants to stay in business, he must purchase and use the “right” kind. The “right” kind of margarine costs twice as much. Want to take a guess who will end up paying for the “right” kind of margarine?
Supporters of this kind of over-the-top regulation believe they must protect all of us from ourselves — the classic nanny-state mindset that says we’re too dumb to make decisions for ourselves so the government must step in to do it for us. The common sense approach of course — and one that honors and respects individual freedom and responsibility for life’s many decisions — is for every American to decide for themselves what is the “right” kind of food to eat and then be responsible for that decision. In other words, be adults.
Over at sister blog The Locker Room, JLF’s Terry Stoops lays out the many fascinating aspects of this story here.
