is there no end in sight?

August 11, 2005

They want to force you to wear seatbelts. They want to make you wear a helmet on your motorcycles. I can understand these things, but I don’t agree.

City of New York wants to ban trans-fat in restaurants! This is unfathomable and an egregious affront to liberty, in a nation based on freedom of choice! We have the inalienable right to decide which god(s) to worship, who to vote for, who to criticize, but we aren’t allowed to decide for ourselves, whether we want to subject ourselves to the marginal risks of margarines?

“To comply, chefs would have to dump many margarines and frying oils, and possibly reworking long-held recipes for baked goods”

The article suggests that the NY State Restaurant Association supports this initiative. This from the NYSRA website:

“For almost 70 years, NYSRA has been dedicated to protecting, promoting, representing, and educating our members so that they can better serve the public. By pursuing this straightforward goal, we have become one of the most effective trade organizations in the state. As we enter the 21st century, the New York State Restaurant Association looks forward to the opportunities ahead and the continued prosperity for all of New York.”

This also comes from their FAQ:

Q. Does NYSRA set up rules and regulations that members must follow?

A. No. Every member runs his or her own business. NYSRA cannot and will not tell you how to run your business. However, NYSRA does have a code of ethics by which members abide.

Now, this seems decidedly contrary to an organization which seeks to limit the food choices that can be prepared by its members, in turn reducing the quality and quantity of choices available to its members’ customers. We “cannot and will not tell you how to run your business” but we will lobby for legislation that will do exactly that.

oh, the humanity.


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