ST Alpha - "So torn. The libertarian in me wants the gov't's nose out of what I put into my body. " (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 161

So torn. The libertarian in me wants the gov't's nose out of what I put into my body.

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin) Jun 11 '09, 13:47

Then I walk into any food place anywhere and count the people who badly need some supervision over their ingestion.

Responses:

The problem with that is smoking wasn't exactly a fair fight. - Will Hunting Jun 11, 13:55 9
- For the previous generation, sure. But now? - musubi Jun 11, 13:59 6
  - to the extent that kids are making a mistake that is extremely difficult to undo, i do feel bad. - TFox Jun 11, 14:02 4
    - I don't feel a whole lot of sympathy for addicts. - musubi Jun 11, 14:09 3
      - OK. Me, when kids get a chemical dependency to something before we allow them to vote, and want to quit and fail, I feel bad. -- nm - TFox Jun 11, 14:11 1
        
        Like I said, there's some sympathy, just not a ton. - musubi Jun 11, 14:15
      - If they don't accept help or try to help themselves then I am with you. -- nm - lileve Jun 11, 14:10
  - I don't disagree with this; people can be stupid. Just saying the smoking and the like ain't a pure personal choice - Will Hunting Jun 11, 13:59
- not to mention lying about it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 13:56 1
  - Right, the personal choice argument gets undercut with the behaviors of the makers here. - Will Hunting Jun 11, 13:59
I'm a big fat liberal (no pun intended), but I enjoyed the study not too long ago that said smokers are not necessarily a strain on the public health - con_carne Jun 11, 13:53 10
- yup, and all the extra taxes they pay from buying smokes they are funding so many of the services that will pay for the healthcare of non smokers - dogbert183 Jun 11, 13:57 1
  - it's called "taking one for the team". -- nm - TFox Jun 11, 13:59
- Like Denis Leary said, hell yeah smoking takes years off your life. Those lame ones at the end. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 11, 13:54 7
  - He quit smoking a long time ago. -- nm - lileve Jun 11, 14:08
  - you go ahead and think that. -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 13:55 5
    - Well, in the absence of any specific disagreement, I guess I will. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 11, 14:04 1
      - The filter's the best part. - TFox Jun 11, 14:05
    - dude, how could it be wrong? it was said by *denis leary*. -- nm - TFox Jun 11, 13:56 2
      - I heard he's an asshole. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 13:56 1
        
        a cool asshole -- nm - Guy Jun 11, 13:57
It's fun to be a libertarian and a liberal. You'd think the two don't mix, but they can. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 13:51
At least they don't spit food all over you like gross smokers - Redmond in Sin City Jun 11, 13:49 5
- I'm a smoker, and i've never spit food all over someone... -- nm - Stephen Jun 11, 14:02 1
  - it's a lot of fun, you should try it sometime... -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 14:08
- its not always a habit, you know. -- nm - Guy Jun 11, 13:57 1
  - That's even more sad. -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 11, 14:02
- we know, don't worry. -- nm - TFox Jun 11, 13:51
It's all about education on diet and exercise. Get that right and people don't need to be supervised -- nm - Roger More Jun 11, 13:49 2
- coupled with cost incentivizing, as well - znufrii Jun 11, 13:51 1
  - I disagree with cost incentivising (food is politicised enough) but I do think (generally) that agricultural subsidies etc should be ended -- nm - Roger More Jun 11, 14:06

Post a message top

So torn. The libertarian in me wants the gov't's nose out of what I put into my body.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.