In Massachusetts government offices Thursday, the governor spoke, emergency orders were issued, and the Legislature voted. The controversy of the day: cupcakes.
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You would think that the Mass legislature wants us to be laughed at by the rest of the country. Bake sales don't cause obesity. Lack of activity does. Have your kids walk home from school, give them a bicycle (and helmet) and tell them they have to ride to friends' houses.
That and look at the actual calories in a fast food before you say "I'm too tired to cook". The blame for fat kids is on the parents, not bake sales or Ronald McDonald.
Of course they backed off, we are the laughing stock of the country, this made national news. Our leaders send important issues out for study,can't seem to handle fraud and abuse issues. You guys need to be part time, have too much time for stupid rules.
Folks...this is what happens as the liberals reveal their socialist colors...
The moonbats claim they are the party of "free choice"... and yet the drum beat of the regulations they want to push out to change how "the little people" can live their lives is endless.
This one was rather funny and stupid....but they keep trying and will keep pushing to control what you do and how you do it..... Free Choice as long as its the choice they want, free speech, as along as its from the approved talking point list...
Let's not attack fraud, waste, corruption and ineffective government. No, that's too hard. By the looks of some our political leaders, they appear to be regulars on the bake sale circuit.
One might ask whether our legislators have anything better to do with their time than this but then we know the answer to that, don't we? As others have noted the child-obesity problem won't be solved by banning the occasional sale of cupcakes in schools.
Not wanting to over comment but I'm surprised that the legislature did not put a tax on junk food to create a fund to bake up for bake sale revenue lost and then appoint a commission to oversee the distribution of said funds. Of course the tax revenue would then be diverted to other priorities the schools would get nothing and of course the commission and its staff would still exist.
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You would think that the Mass legislature wants us to be laughed at by the rest of the country. Bake sales don't cause obesity. Lack of activity does. Have your kids walk home from school, give them a bicycle (and helmet) and tell them they have to ride to friends' houses. That and look at the actual calories in a fast food before you say "I'm too tired to cook". The blame for fat kids is on the parents, not bake sales or Ronald McDonald.
Of course they backed off, we are the laughing stock of the country, this made national news. Our leaders send important issues out for study,can't seem to handle fraud and abuse issues. You guys need to be part time, have too much time for stupid rules.
Folks...this is what happens as the liberals reveal their socialist colors... The moonbats claim they are the party of "free choice"... and yet the drum beat of the regulations they want to push out to change how "the little people" can live their lives is endless. This one was rather funny and stupid....but they keep trying and will keep pushing to control what you do and how you do it..... Free Choice as long as its the choice they want, free speech, as along as its from the approved talking point list...
Let's not attack fraud, waste, corruption and ineffective government. No, that's too hard. By the looks of some our political leaders, they appear to be regulars on the bake sale circuit.
One might ask whether our legislators have anything better to do with their time than this but then we know the answer to that, don't we? As others have noted the child-obesity problem won't be solved by banning the occasional sale of cupcakes in schools.
Not wanting to over comment but I'm surprised that the legislature did not put a tax on junk food to create a fund to bake up for bake sale revenue lost and then appoint a commission to oversee the distribution of said funds. Of course the tax revenue would then be diverted to other priorities the schools would get nothing and of course the commission and its staff would still exist.