Comments on: Germans hesitate to join nanny parade http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/germans-hesitate-to-join-nanny-parade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germans-hesitate-to-join-nanny-parade Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 05:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Justinian Lane http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/germans-hesitate-to-join-nanny-parade/comment-page-1/#comment-7519 Justinian Lane Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:27:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4960#comment-7519 We see commercials reminding us to buckle up when we drive, to buy smoke alarms, and telling us how bad it is to drink while we're pregnant. So what's wrong with the government encouraging us to eat heathier? Fatty foods, lots of red meat, and sugary products are bad for us, and there's nothing wrong with the government telling us so. Especially in the case of a country that pays for the medical bills of the indulgent overeaters. And this isn't coming from some vegan nut case. My diet is a study in red meat, bacon, fried foods, and cheese. The day my country tells me I *can't* eat a steak is the day I'm joining a militia. But if it wants to tell me I shouldn't, what's the big deal? We see commercials reminding us to buckle up when we drive, to buy smoke alarms, and telling us how bad it is to drink while we’re pregnant.

So what’s wrong with the government encouraging us to eat heathier? Fatty foods, lots of red meat, and sugary products are bad for us, and there’s nothing wrong with the government telling us so. Especially in the case of a country that pays for the medical bills of the indulgent overeaters.

And this isn’t coming from some vegan nut case. My diet is a study in red meat, bacon, fried foods, and cheese. The day my country tells me I *can’t* eat a steak is the day I’m joining a militia. But if it wants to tell me I shouldn’t, what’s the big deal?

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