Los Angeles to ban new fast food building for two years - Is this government responsibility?

Question

Since when is it the governments responsibility to monitor what people eat and limit free enterprise? Do gooders in LA have initiated a petition to stop building new fast food joints for 2 years. Why, people are getting fat. Is this really where we need government controls?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070913/ts_csm/ahealthzoning

tomjohn2 - I may not live here, but this opens what is called a prescidence and then it can affect us everywhere. Your other topic of troops is another issue.

Answer 1

No...the government need to back off...they are overstepping their authority and it cannot be allowed to continue.

Answer 2

Well, this is interesting and your question is a valid one.

However, one of the main spin offs of 'socialized medicine' is the responsibility government would then assume of controlling more of what you do and how you live your life. Their rationale would, perhaps justifiably, be that the government would save millions of dollars a year on medical costs if folks didn't eat at McDonalds. Or if folks didn't eat pizza. If government is paying the medical bills, they'll have a far greater leg to stand on when they demand Americans make life style changes. And don't think they won't flex that leg. They do it now, as you've pointed out, with far less cause or justification.

Socialized medicine WILL mean HUGE government intrusion into your life, both public and private. In essence, they'll own your body, what you do with it and will make laws accordingly.

Answer 3

it truly is stupid. this is all area of the infantilization of adults. the city of Los Angelos would greater ideal spend their time and money, coaching customer's approximately food selections. somebody can order a rooster wrap and component salad at Mc Doanald's as a replace of a super Mac and french fries.

Answer 4

Should they do that, it will be challenged constitutionally by one of the major food chains if not all. They will lose as well as they should. Not governments responsibility to monitor where we eat, or limit access.

Answer 5

I think its totally illegal! What happened to the pursuit of happiness? There is nothing illegal about fast food restaurants so how can they be banned. This would never hold in a court of law. At least I would hope not.

Answer 6

what's it to you? do you live there? afraid you won't be able to have a daily grease down? somebody does something sensible and you worry about this?

your pres is committing our military to iraq forever, and this is what you worry about? i feels for ya, honey................

edit:do gooders in this administration worry about another country. is that our responsibility? that is okay with you? when somebody in gov't in la tries to use the gov't for the local residents' benefit, then it is no good.

you can't have it both ways. oh wait, you must be a republican, then it's okay to be a hypocrite. sorry, bub. i forgot your ground rules.

Answer 7

I'd be happy if folks took a bit more control of the architecture and style of our cities...

Fast-food joints are hideous, and the sprawling "strip-mall" that the US has become is generic and unappealing...

Functional cities work best by design and foresight, and not by the whimsy of developers and cheap construction.

Answer 8

Sounds like restraint of trade to me.

Love Jack

Answer 9

You mean this is the very first time you hear of the power a municipality has to determine zoning?

Answer 10

No. And I don't want Big Government inspecting my meat anymore either. So what if it is diseased. If I get sick I can always go to Cuba for free medical care.