Via The Chattanoogan.com: Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson of Tennessee has introduced a bill that would require restaurants to identify foods with artificial trans-fats in them and warn customers of the risks associated with them. His justification?
"We're all concerned about reducing health care costs in Tennessee. The most effective way to do this is to promote healthy diets. This information is essential to making informed choices and maintaining healthy lifestyles."Of course he would be. Under TennCare, health is a POLITICAL matter rather than just a personal one or scientific one. When the government gets involved in health, health becomes politics. When the government gets involved in French fries, French fries become a political matter. This, to me, is one of the greatest arguments against socialized medicine. I do not mean this law specifically but that, if I ever have to go under the knife, I want the doctors incision to be based on medical science and not political science.
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