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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
The Liberals of California do not fear Happy Meals. They fear having to parent their children.
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I think you have it slightly incorrect. The "liberals" of California fear the societal costs, both in terms of health and $$$, of the effects of a broken food distribution system. I doubt that over-utilization of fast food is something the families of the proponents of this type of legislation have to deal with; I suspect that when it comes to parenting their own children, the folks who favor these types of bans are doing just fine. These liberals (or maybe they're fiscal conservatives) aren't too keen on relying on the market and personal responsibility because in this instance the market has found ways to ameliorate the ability of personal responsibility to effectively govern behavior.
An over-reliance on the market and on personal responsibility is what has gotten into this mess in the first place.