1. Health care. Obesity costs this country FAR more in health care costs and lost productivity than smoking.
2. Let's face it, McDonald's food is just plain bad for you - and obesity KILLS a lot of people each year.
3. Alright, so those people aren't offending my sense of smell, but a 500 lb McDonald's customer is just darned unpleasant to the eye.
4. McDonald's markets it's deadly products directly to children. Ronald McDonald will eventually kill far more kids than Joe Camel ever did.
1. Health care costs are so high in part for all the greedy people and laywers out there who like to file class action lawsuits or frivilous lawsuits. All those multimillon dollar awards cost us money in the end.
2. No one forces anyone to purchase food from McDonalds or any other resturant. Its our responsbility to eat and purchase foods from where we chose. Clearly alot of people chose to eat there and they must face the end result.
3. There are many other reasons someone would be grossly obese. Ever hear of genetic disorders that cause the body to have a very out of wack metabolisum? U think its just junk food or empty calories that have to do with obesity? Stress, enviormental issues, genetic issues are all important factors aswell.
4. So. Its the role of the parent to teach their children responsible eating habits not a resturant, store or anyone else for that fact.
Now I know the state of VA has either recently passed or is working on passing a bill that will make it unlawful to file a lawsuit in the state of VA where people claim their health status was the result of a resturant. IE sewing a fastfood business because your vastly overweight and you ate there two times a day for the last 20 years.
Mcdonalds is being singled out here clearly. Is Burgerking, Wendys, Arbys, Hardees, Roy Rodgers, TasteFreeze, or any of the hundreds of other fast food chains any more healthy? Not really. Its all a part of the choices one makes on a daily basis. In the end the only person to blame for the food you eat is yourself. Only people whom can cry fowl as to what they are being forced to eat are babies, extremely disabled, and I suppose inmates.