Originally Posted by Herk

Ok, you equate franchises with ma and pa community based companies. Perhaps you missed where "the Corporation's Head of Marketing from Chicago admitted that children were 'virgin ground as far as marketing is concerned'." A small, community based company does not have the same branding influence of a huge corporation and likewise its influence on children. I feel like I'm actually arguing with their marketing director.

I don't see why you refuse to see the difference between a parents decision and a publicly funded organizations decision on behalf of somebody else's child. Again reference the perfectly analogous question of religion. I might allow my child a sip of my scotch to gain an experience in life, but you can bet your bottom dollar that I'd be pissed if a public school did the same.