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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Letter to the Editor

Sent to the Beloit Daily News, in response to this article:

Benedict s bill: Look before you eat
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2009/12/18/news/local_news/news1804.txt

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I was under the impression that Wisconsin needed to work on becoming business-friendly, and helping to preserve jobs.

So why is Rep. Chuck Benedict proposing another nanny-state regulation that will encourage businesses to think twice about opening new outlets here, and will cause prices to rise at existing fast food stores by proposing a new law that will force them to completely redo all their menus and outdoor signs to include "nutritional information"?

Last time I was in a McDonald's, there was a poster on the wall with that information. Anyone interested could ask and be shown calorie counts and other information. Mr. Benedict's new law would force them to shove this information into our faces, and make us pay more for the food to cover their expenses.

Obesity may be a problem for some, but it's their problem, not the government's. People have to take responsibility for what they eat, drink, and smoke and the effect it may have on their health. The government should not be taking that responsibility from the people with nanny-state rules such as this.

Aren't there a whole lot of real problems in and around Beloit that Mr. Benedict could be looking into instead of this? How about lobbying for that casino that would provide revenue and jobs for the area? Possibly proposing elimination of some of the recent "green" laws that hamper businesses who might otherwise build here? Reducing the taxes stolen from business?
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Chuck

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