Well Played, Ronald

Despite the city's attempts to ban it, the Happy Meal remains a San Francisco treat. Read this SF Weekly blog post to learn how McDonald's is using a loophole to continue selling the meals with toys. It's an amusing read that shows why bureaucrats are never going to be able to save your kids for you.



Who's smilin' now? (photo: mylot.com)

 Another lesson here is that trying to take away people's freedoms usually backfires. When government tries to impede business through such overreaching regulation, companies will naturally look for loopholes to keep making money and will often find them. A company does not become as big as McDonald's without knowing how to take care of business.

(P.S. Feel free to chime in to our discussion about this on Facebook. For National Review's take on the matter, click here.)