The Obesity Epidemic

A while back on the news, they said that everyone was suing McDonald's for "false advertising" on their Happy Meals. The news said that McDonald's was making Happy Meals out to be very good for children and as result, all of the American children were fat.
Naturally, most parents allow their 4 year olds to make their own decisions, including eating habits. Ha ha! Because isn't it the 4 year olds right to drive himself to the McDonald's and order a Happy Meal with his own money from his own paycheck?
Whatever happening to blaming the parents? Or blaming the self?

"I done shot 12 people 'cuz that dang 'ol video game there made me do it!"
"I made my own choice to start smoking 4 cartons of cigarettes a day and now I have cancer! It's Big Tobacco's fault! They owe me $12 million!!"

Come on.

The media says there's an obesity Epidemic. An Epidemic. Really, a world wide outbreak of Polio--that's an epidemic. An outbreak of prepackaged food and drive-thru's is not.

I imagine we'll be telling our grandchildren about The Great Obesity Epidemic of The New Century in the same way we heard about The Great Depression.
"You wouldn't believe it, Junior! There was bacon and cakes everywhere!"

In the section of the newspaper where citizens freely whine and complain, (it's called Letters to the Editor) I read a very interesting letter. One civilian was writing about the then-proposed Sin Tax. (that's an extra tax applied to sinful business such as gambling, strip clubs, etc.)
The reader used his math skills in such a way that it would astonish high schoolers nationwide that routinely say, "When am I ever going to use this?"

The reader suggested placing a 10 cent tax for every $5 of fast food. Based on the sales of fast food, the reader calculated that the national deficit could be paid off in its entirety in a matter of a few years. That's a few trillion dollars. I had the actual numbers but my bird needed his cage lined.
Well, I think it's genius! But look what happened when a 10 cent tax was proposed on Starbucks to pay local taxes. The people all but rioted!Look, you're already paying $3 for a cup of coffee that it cost .0002 cents to make. What's another 10 cents?

Taxes have been raised on tobacco products every 3.9 seconds for the last several years. Because of this (and the undeniable Flem Epidemic) less and less people are smoking. We can't rely on them anymore. We should be relying on the Obese!

I can talk because I used to be fat. I'm no Skinny Minnie but I got off my duff. I exercised and cut out sugar and fatty foods. I raised my metabolism so much that I actually quit exercising and I now eat more than when I was fat!
All I saying is that if there really is an "epidemic", it's all your own fault. If your child is fat, that's your fault too. Take 2 whole minutes out of your BUSY schedule and make a nutritious lunch instead of buying a pre-made lunch for $5 at the grocery store. Take 15 minutes out of your BUSY schedule to pry Grand Theft Auto from your kids' hands and explain to them why it's wrong to shoot people in the face, no matter how much you dislike them. Take 10 minutes out of your BUSY TV schedule and go for a walk. Take your kid with you and teach them to throw eggs onto front doors and leave burning bags of poo on the porch instead of shotgun wounds.

It's not McDonald's fault. It's not Big Tobacco's fault. It's not TV's fault and don't blame it on Frito Lay's.

Think of it this way: When was the last time you heard of Budweiser being sued by a drunk driver that killed a family a of four?

When Jesus told His disciples, "One of you will betray Me," each one asked, "Is it me, Lord?"
Maybe we ought to looking at ourselves instead of pointing our fingers at whoever's closest by.
I rest my case.