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There is an old saying that you cannot legislate against ignorance. This, in fact, may be exactly what the government tries to do as it places increasing regulatory restraints on what we eat. According to Eric Schlosser (p. 735), the typical fast-food hamburger now being offered to American consumers "contains meat from more than 1,000 different cattle, raised in as many as five different countries." Surely, regulatory action is required to ensure the safety and purity of such diverse sources of food components. However, it is absurd to think that individuals who refuse to accept responsibility for their eating habits should foster increasing numbers of lawsuits and greater regulatory efforts by the U.S. government, all because they place the blame for their lack of responsibility, and subsequent obesity, on the food service industry. The heart of the issue over regulatory efforts aimed at the fast-food industry stems from one's perspective about individual responsibility for health. Motorcyclists who drive without helmets cost tax-payers money when involved in an accident. Helmet laws exist because of it. However, with respect to excess smoking, alcohol consumption, and eating fast food, Williams (p. 746) asks, "Should government force me, under the pain of punishmentąto do what's in [my] own health, safety and welfare interests?" Like those who attacked the tobacco industry, claiming they were responsible for the high
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