The food police

Here is a news story that will cause you to drop your donut:

http://www.wbaltv.com/r/25508790/detail.html

Your government is here to save you from yourself. Some of the highlights from this article are below:

The Baltimore City Health Department issued its first environmental citation for repeat violations of the city's trans fat ban.

The Health Department issued Healthy Choice, a food facility in the 400 block of Lexington Street, a $100 fine on Thursday.

"It was the second time they were found with a high trans fat level in their ingredients," said Health Department agent Juan Gutierrez.

They originally had a margarine that was above 3 grams, actually, which is very high compared to the .5 that is allowed. Then when we came back and they had replaced it, they replaced it with one that was 2 grams, so it still was too high, Gutierrez said.


Healthy Choice owner Ki Jeong said he will abide by the decision but said the new margarine will cost him double what the original type costs.

When we talk to proponents of big government they always scoff at the warnings we give about government controlling all aspects of society. This is another example of government confiscation of individual freedom. This story also exposes the costs of government interfering in free markets; when individual choice is eliminated from economic decisions prices increase.


The moral of this story is that government is a threat to our individual freedoms at the federal, state and local level. The battle for freedom must be waged on all fronts. Vote to remove incumbent politicians and replace them with new representatives who will reduce the size of government at all levels.