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Essay / Government Becomes a “Food Nannie” in the United States - 532
As our former President Thomas Jefferson once said: “If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their body will soon be desolate. a state like the souls who live under tyranny. » The government has decided to once again control the lives of civilians, and this time, it controls what we can and cannot eat. In simpler terms, they have become the “nanny of food”. The government should leave health care to the people it is infringing upon. Every time a government official issues a new rule about what can and cannot be consumed, it infringes on the rights set forth in the Constitution, limits choices, and is ineffective. Mayor Bloomberg of New York has decided to try to implement an absurd law. this limits the size of sodas sold in restaurants. This law, and all others that attempt to control the amount of calories consumed, violate constitutionally guaranteed rights. Article 1 of the Constitution states that everyone has the freedom to make their own decisions, but the imposition of food regulations and taxes on certain products goes without saying....