California Becomes the First State to Ban Trans Fats

Is Government reaching too far? see some comments (not mine!) posted on web both for and against, a good debate topic !

Some think it's great... This is good news. Since people won't take responsibility for their health yet expect Medicare to pay for years of poor, unheathy diets causing diabetes, heart disease and obesity, then its time government stepped in to manage what is available. People make bad choices hence the success of fast food restaurants. This is not controlling, this is visionary. If we are ever going to get good, affordable health care, then the first step is to eliminate the bad choices some people make by removing options. If you really wanted to 'control' people, the government would prevent obese people from eating at 'all you can eat buffet restaurants'. We're not there yet and I don't expect we will, but we can control what is on the buffet. Thanks New York and California for leading the way.

For others it's just Bull ....Just wonderful, yet another shining example of government trying to tell me what I can and can't do. Those of you that support this need to stay out of other peoples business. Only California would do something so stupid, support legalizing marijuana, but try to ban something in food. If I want to eat a ton of red meat while drinking gallons of beer smoking cigarettes covered in butter that's my business, no one has the right to tell me what I can eat or can't eat. Just remember this as more and more of your personal freedoms are taken away from you "For your own good". I mean after all, some people aren't capable of handling the effects of abortion, lets outlaw that. Meat is bad for you and cruel to the animals so lets outlaw that. You really can't seem to pick good movies so let the government decide what to watch. Obviously people can't be trusted to pick the right books so we should let the government decide that as well. People also can't seem to plan families right so let the government decide for you. And you have been picking websites that well are a little objectionable and needs to be banned...you know like they do in China.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm ... now you decide where you stand !!