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To: SilentZ who wrote (705413)	3/23/2013 10:07:51 AM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1586972

What's wrong with that? That its none of the government's business. This is nanny state gone wild. Maybe if the government focused its efforts on areas where it should actually be involved it might do a better job on those things.

To: SilentZ who wrote (705413)	3/24/2013 9:52:45 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586972

Z, What's wrong with that? On the other side, corporations have been trying their asses off for years to get people used to larger and larger drinks so they'd consume more of their product subconsciously. Before Coke started putting out 20 oz. bottles, I never thought about having a bigger bottle. This is done on purpose. There are volumes and volumes of books about marketing tricks that companies try to pull in order to get people to consume more. Using that as a justification for stupid Nanny State rules means you can justify anything in the name of "forcing people to think about what's good for them." Let me ask you this. Would you support a government-enforced limit on the number of hours kids play video games? Remember that video games is a major factor in the rise of mass shootings we see these days. Both Democrats and Republicans say so, so you know it must be true. Tenchusatsu