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Originally posted by slang
Thats the rationale for many of the restrictions on us. If there was a way to release the taxpayer from liability, we'd see a different society. People would be proactive. There would be cautionary tales walking around everywhere. Maybe people would feel more responsible for their own health (wealth, etc).
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I don't see that happening. You would not only be disrupting commerce, but taking away what many would consider a "natural right."
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One in partucular I knew would quite often talk about the cost to the world of raising animals for food by depriving people of fruits and vegetables that would be consumed by the livestock. She'd give money to groups premoting this agenda too.
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I've heard that, and it just sounds like utter bullshit to me. There is so much food out there that NO ONE in this world should have to go hungry.
And while I think politics is a big part of the problem, Sam Kinison (though he probably meant it differently) said it best: Move to where the food is!
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There is also the "blame America first" crowd. We are the reason for the suffering and starvation of most of the world becuase we eat so much junk.
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Ah, but if we're eating a bunch of junk, that leaves lots of good fruits and vegetables for the rest of the world to have.
While we've had our hand in a lot of bad things, we can only be responsible for so much.