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re: Milton Friedman - Consumer Advocacy v. Self Interest

Posted on 2/22/14 at 10:10 pm to
Posted by drexyl
Mingovia
Member since Sep 2005
23086 posts
Posted on 2/22/14 at 10:10 pm to
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I never noticed transfats adding any flavour, I would be fine with the FDA banning that.
or you could just not buy shite food.
Posted by drexyl
Mingovia
Member since Sep 2005
23086 posts
Posted on 2/22/14 at 10:15 pm to
it's a pretty good example of government regulation contributing to waste. milk for example has been consumed by humans for thousands of years. apparently we were able to survive without having a date on the jug for that long because its pretty damn obvious when milk has turned. but now we're conditioned to where if the milk close to or slightly past the date on the jug it is thrown out no matter if it is still fit for consumption or not.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 2/22/14 at 10:53 pm to
Posted by Samso
nyc
Member since Jun 2013
4741 posts
Posted on 2/22/14 at 11:34 pm to
I hate watching Friedman videos because there are no realistic possibilities of his ideology becoming a reality in this country.

I can't think of anything that can alter the current path we are on.
This post was edited on 2/22/14 at 11:37 pm
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
43161 posts
Posted on 2/23/14 at 6:47 am to
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission was formed in 1972. I was already an adult and a consumer for years. Had no problem making decisions before they existed

I trust that you stocked up on Hadacol.
Posted by Patrick O Rly
y u do dis?
Member since Aug 2011
41187 posts
Posted on 2/23/14 at 7:04 am to
I was telling this young guy yesterday that as you grow older, you start to realize that the government isn't interested in solving problems, but rather their problems.

That's why I laugh when people spout "Well if libertarian ideas are so great, why aren't we doing them?" Because it would reduce the role of people currently ruling to that of near complete insignificance. It's not rocket science.
Posted by Zach
Gizmonic Institute
Member since May 2005
112780 posts
Posted on 2/23/14 at 12:47 pm to
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I trust that you stocked up on Hadacol.

Nope. And I never took any 'Carter's Little Liver Pills' either.
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
43161 posts
Posted on 2/23/14 at 1:35 pm to
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I never took any 'Carter's Little Liver Pills' either.

I took those - my mom swore by them.

We also had Geritol in the house but I never sampled it.
Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
Member since Jun 2011
64757 posts
Posted on 2/23/14 at 6:13 pm to
quote:

I was telling this young guy yesterday that as you grow older, you start to realize that the government isn't interested in solving problems, but rather their problems.

That's why I laugh when people spout "Well if libertarian ideas are so great, why aren't we doing them?" Because it would reduce the role of people currently ruling to that of near complete insignificance. It's not rocket science.


Spot on.
Posted by Sleeping Tiger
Member since Sep 2013
8488 posts
Posted on 2/23/14 at 9:01 pm to
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All my energy goes into doing what I do to make a living. I don't have time to research toilet paper, toothpaste, vitamins,


Nonsense.

You have time to research these products, you have time to post here.

And gaining information has exponential rewards. Once you start learning more and more about healthy lifestyles, you grow your intuitive capacity to know what is and isn't healthy, making it less necessary to research every single thing you buy.


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