tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post1317878948179399889..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: State Control Of What You Eat - The First ForayDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-35584293120283725512013-04-26T13:58:12.417+01:002013-04-26T13:58:12.417+01:00“whether the adverse public health risk would have...<em>“whether the adverse public health risk would have a fiscal impact on the state of $50,000,000 or more.”</em><br /><br />That's really up to the state, isn't it? Unless we're talking about a <em>genuine</em> epidemic which might (literally) decimate the population or, I don't know, cause a zombie siege of downtown LA, whether or not the state spends $50m is entirely up to it. I see no reason why fat people, or even people dying of heart attacks, should, by necessity, cost a government anything at all beyond perhaps the occasional civil servant dropping off the twig.<br /><br />This is why “free” state healthcare is so pernicious. Once the government has a financial interest in your wellbeing, you can kiss liberty goodbye.Sam Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-17430995790796544172013-04-25T23:20:30.741+01:002013-04-25T23:20:30.741+01:00Is it mere coincidence that this state is $880 mil...Is it mere coincidence that this state is $880 million in debt?john millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-74626222548020552002013-04-25T21:25:19.042+01:002013-04-25T21:25:19.042+01:00" .. if/when the idea crosses the Atlantic.&q..." .. if/when the idea crosses the Atlantic."<br />DP, I'm quite sure that the various bansturbators so prevalent in our deeply corrupted country are already drooling at the prospect of introducing similar 'laws' here. Their thoughts will not be confined solely to foodstuffs, either. <br /><br />We'll all be in Mao suits soon.Steve Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-19325914047130181692013-04-25T19:16:24.944+01:002013-04-25T19:16:24.944+01:00"The bill would authorize the department to c..."The bill would authorize the department to charge the manufacturer of the product for the reasonable costs of producing the risk assessment"<br /><br /><br />Ayn Rand had a very good word for this - looting.<br /><br /><br />The big industries will play ball for now, because they can afford to. But in the end they'll also end up going bust.<br /><br /><br />The best thing they can do is to 'go on strike'. Close down all their outlets in California (thus increasing unemployment - sadly for the people concerned) and source their raw materials/inputs from other states/countries.<br /><br /><br />The residents from the land of moonbeams won't learn unless something like this happens.Dominic Allkinshttp://www.allkins.co.uknoreply@blogger.com