That's why we want the information. It isn't being put up there for the irresponsible people. It's being put there for those who actually are responsible.

 

If it matters to people and they stop going to restaurants that don't post the information, then all the restaurants will post the information.

 

To me, this is just more government intervention in everday life. I know that eating at McDonalds, etc. is not good for me. I am responsible for my own health so I don't eat there. There is more to healthy eating than just counting calories, fat, protein, sodium, etc.

 

We were taught about nutrition and the food pyramid early in school but we all chose, for the most part, not to follow it.

 

I don't want a nanny state where the government gives the impression that they are taking care of us because, in reality, they CAN'T take care of us and people are going to be less responsible for themselves and we will have a further degradation of society where everything is someone else's fault (that's a long run-on sentence but I am too busy to edit).

 

In short, it is not Ronald McDonald's fault that people are fat. It is the fat people's faulth. Don't put that crap in your mouth and you will be better off. We all know that, yet, we want to force McDonald's to post nutritional information on their menus. It seems pointless to me.

If it matters to people and they stop going to restaurants that don't post the information, then all the restaurants will post the information.

 

To me, this is just more government intervention in everday life. I know that eating at McDonalds, etc. is not good for me. I am responsible for my own health so I don't eat there. There is more to healthy eating than just counting calories, fat, protein, sodium, etc.

 

We were taught about nutrition and the food pyramid early in school but we all chose, for the most part, not to follow it.

 

I don't want a nanny state where the government gives the impression that they are taking care of us because, in reality, they CAN'T take care of us and people are going to be less responsible for themselves and we will have a further degradation of society where everything is someone else's fault (that's a long run-on sentence but I am too busy to edit).

 

In short, it is not Ronald McDonald's fault that people are fat. It is the fat people's faulth. Don't put that crap in your mouth and you will be better off. We all know that, yet, we want to force McDonald's to post nutritional information on their menus. It seems pointless to me.

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If it matters to people and they stop going to restaurants that don't post the information, then all the restaurants will post the information.

 

To me, this is just more government intervention in everday life. I know that eating at McDonalds, etc. is not good for me. I am responsible for my own health so I don't eat there. There is more to healthy eating than just counting calories, fat, protein, sodium, etc.

 

We were taught about nutrition and the food pyramid early in school but we all chose, for the most part, not to follow it.

 

I don't want a nanny state where the government gives the impression that they are taking care of us because, in reality, they CAN'T take care of us and people are going to be less responsible for themselves and we will have a further degradation of society where everything is someone else's fault (that's a long run-on sentence but I am too busy to edit).

 

In short, it is not Ronald McDonald's fault that people are fat. It is the fat people's faulth. Don't put that crap in your mouth and you will be better off. We all know that, yet, we want to force McDonald's to post nutritional information on their menus. It seems pointless to me.

 

I assume that you are also in favor of removing road signs? People should use their own GPS devices and quit costing the taxpayer money with superfluous signs.

I assume that you are also in favor of removing road signs? People should use their own GPS devices and quit costing the taxpayer money with superfluous signs.

 

If you really think that is analagous, there isn't anything I can say.

If you really think that is analogy, there isn't anything I can say.

Oh, she/he thinks it.

I assume that you are also in favor of removing road signs? People should use their own GPS devices and quit costing the taxpayer money with superfluous signs.

But what about the poor? They don't have money for GPS devices, they need road signs. Don't you care about the poor.

If you really think that is analagous, there isn't anything I can say.

Totally agree.

If you really think that is analagous, there isn't anything I can say.

 

It's called discussion. Roads signs, just like caloric information on food signs, aren't covered in the constitution. Why is using tax money on one permissible and one not?

Oh, she/he thinks it.

 

She. If you have something to add to the discussion, please do so.

It's called discussion. Roads signs, just like caloric information on food signs, aren't covered in the constitution. Why is using tax money on one permissible and one not?

Road signs are a necessity, imagine driving anywhere you haven't been without them. Plain common sense isn't going to get you. Nutrition info on a menu board is hardly necessary, especially to the point of being a Federal mandate. Common sense actually works in this area, plus there are already ways to get this info.

Road signs are a necessity, imagine driving anywhere you haven't been without them. Plain common sense isn't going to get you. Nutrition info on a menu board is hardly necessary, especially to the point of being a Federal mandate. Common sense actually works in this area, plus there are already ways to get this info.

 

Road signs are no longer a necessity with GPS. Also, the founding fathers didn't have road signs, did they?

Road signs are a necessity, imagine driving anywhere you haven't been without them. Plain common sense isn't going to get you. Nutrition info on a menu board is hardly necessary, especially to the point of being a Federal mandate. Common sense actually works in this area, plus there are already ways to get this info.

 

This is simply not true. The assumption is that because something is a "salad" would mean that it is relatively healthy and low on calories. Often that is furthest from the truth . . . but you don't necessarily know that. Step away from the fast food counter for a little while. . . we eat there a lot and can probably figure out what is good or not, but what about Longhorns and Applebees and OCharleys. Am I to research their menu and then the calories before I go out to eat each time?

Road signs are no longer a necessity with GPS. Also, the founding fathers didn't have road signs, did they?

 

Following the argument that we should look up nutrition values online. :thumb:

I have to laugh at all these people talking about how this will help them select items. My guess is very few people are going to look at these numbers, and even fewer will change their order based on what they read. Yet we all will bear the cost.

By the way, just had a homestyle chicken sandwich, large fries and DIET coke from Wendy's.