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Monday, August 4, 2008
End the Fast Food Ban
Irvine, CA—The Los Angeles City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles. The first ban of its kind, its aim is to address America’s alleged obesity epidemic.
"This moratorium will do nothing to make people lose weight," said Don Watkins, a writer at the Ayn Rand Institute. "But it will expand the government’s control over our lives.
"Despite the demonization of the fast-food industry, places like McDonald’s and Wendy’s provide Americans with a convenient source of tasty, affordable food. Millions of Americans enjoy these restaurants without ever becoming obese. To punish them–as well as potential fast-food restaurant owners and employees–in order to control what they eat is a shameful violation of their rights.
"The government has no business dictating where and what people eat, or what their waistlines should be. Those are decisions that properly belong to individuals. The L.A. City Council should rescind this disgraceful ban."
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