The American Thinker has a good read about how the government's war on obesity is affecting kids. Here's a sample of the article, written by William Sullivan:
“It is now accepted far and wide that fat people are a menace to their own personal health, and to the American progressive, they are a menace to society as they seek to communalize health care delivery in this country. So progressives unconsciously offer their socialistic panacea. They advise that the government be given control to influence individual choice in order to quell the obesity 'epidemic' via specified taxation upon unhealthy foods, while subsidizing healthy foods, health education, and fitness programs.
“That may be all well and good to ensure that adults begin altering their lifestyles to reflect the state's health standards, but children are another story.”
The article, which I recommend that you read here, goes on to discuss recent cases in which authorities have taken extremely obese children away from their homes. Not only are the children temporarily separated from their families, but their parents often come under social condemnation.
We're constantly told that nanny-state measures are “for the kids,” but obese kids and their families will be harmed by the state's overreaching war against obesity.
(Hat tip to Tell the Food Police, Back Off ~ Ronald McDonald Stays)
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