Subtopic One: Ineffective
- In response to the CA government's intentions to outlaw candy in schools, Sonia Arrison, author of Obesity Matters, claimed, "banning candy in schools in like putting a Band-Aid on a third-degree burn,".
- Richard Berman of the nonprofit, food-industry-backed Center for Consumer Freedom said "the Government can't exactly mandate sit-ups,".
Subtopic Two: Laissez-Faire Reversal - After comparing Government intervention to Hitler's Germany, William Lind, director of the Cultural Conservatism at the Free Congress Foundation, questioned, "Do we belong to the Government, or does the Government belong to us?"
- Kate Zernike of the New York Times stated "How much people weigh is a product of personal choice and responsibity,".
- Even the Government officals are realizing it will not be easy to intervene in such an issue. Republican Senator Lugar (Indiana) admitted, "It's a delicate line,".
- Shelley A. Hearne, executive director of the trust, reasoned, "We have a crisis of poor nutrition and physical inactivity in the U.S. and it's time we dealt with it ... but lawmakers have reaches a state of policy paralysis in regards to obesity,".
Subtopic Three: Effects - Author of Obesity Matters, Sonia Arrison, realizes, "the socialization of the costs of the probelm only make it more likely that individuals will carry on with their destructive behavior," and explains, "It's not a rocket science: whatever is subsidized will grow,".
Subtopic Four: Wrong Reasons - Sonia Arrison also said "the most obvious impact [of obesity] is the economic strain - obesity costs America a ton!"
- After explaining the costs Americans are forced to pay as a result of obesity related conditions, Czerne M. Reid, writer for the (Columbia, SC) State, reasons, "No wonder policy makers and researchers have been thinking of the epidemic and its solutions in terms of finanical gains and losses,".
- Health economist, Eric Finkelstein, said "although economic forces drive behavior, health cornerns should take precedence over economic ones when addressing obesity,".
4 comments:
I agree that economic strains would be the wrong reason to start regulating health care.
Because we didn't have a blog explaining it I am a little bit confused as to what your third subtopic is, so if you have a chance, it might be fun if you comment back on this post and explain it a little bit. If not, don't worry about it, because it wasn't a requirement anyway.
I answered your question on my blog, and thanks for explaining to me this subtopic. It makes a lot more sense now...
just in response to you questions comments on my blog.....
my research question is officially " is presumed consent the best method of organ donation?" so I'm kind of comparing the two, but i'm more answering the question with the answer "no," and giving an alternate solution in my reasoning. i think i cleared up that post a little more if you feel like looking
Good job, as always. Either I'm confused about your topic question or something, but I think this quite may be a little contradictory of your argument.
"We have a crisis of poor nutrition and physical inactivity in the U.S. and it's time we dealt with it ... but lawmakers have reaches a state of policy paralysis in regards to obesity,".
This quote kind of implies the government should have involvement in solving obesity, but it is at "political paralysis," and has not made efforts towards the cause. I may be making no sense, but that is just what came to me
Happy research paper-ing!
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