The federal government is making one more insane intrusion into the life of its citizen sheep. It is considering baning the potato from its child nutrition programs. See Baning Potatoes.
I recently wrote a blog about another chuckle-headed move by the feds ... its banning of certain incandescent light bulbs. See Junkier Science. Now Big Brother has sharp-elbowed his way into our lives once again. When will he stop? When he pushes his way into our bedroom? Oops, of course not, government bedroom intrusion will only be allowed when food or tobacco is included (but not involving cannabis, underage children, or illegal immigrants.) One medium baked potato has only 160 calories and it is loaded with potassium and vitamin C. Yet, it is now to be "relegated to the secular arm." Those in favor of this insanity say that it is not so much that the potato is evil, but it is the butter, sour cream, and salt that we put on the potato ... or the fat in which it is fried. Isn't that the same argument that was once use against marijuana ... that it was what went along with pot usage that was evil? (It was a "gateway drug.") Can now we call this carom-shot morality?
Yes Geo, you and the other WIC recipients should be outraged! The evil bureacrats think they can steer you to bigger nutrition veggies.
ReplyDeleteYou show Big Brother that you have a right to spend your welfare money on anything you choose. You do think that's ok, right?
The nose of the camel ...
ReplyDeleteDEN, One further thing ... I think you are implying (N.B.) that, if I think the government shouldn't be able to restrict the use of potato products in free school lunches, it therefore shouldn't be allowed to restrict those on welfare from buying booze, lottery tickets, etc. with their EBT credit cards. This is silly. It is just another example of the pretzel logic that too often infuses the liberal mind.
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