Yes, I do enjoy a good bitch out…….and since this is my weekend and a couple of days of Zen….I will get with it!
I will bet that you think since I am a politics nerd that I am writing on the GOP candidate known as Mitt Romney, when I say outta touch…..in this case you would be mistaken…….this post is about the media pundits that jump on some bandwagon and in this case I am speaking of Mika of the Morning Joe show on MSNBC……..
Mika is on her kick about obesity and the food our children eat……she is down on sugar, fats and salt and she is to the thinking that taxing these things and banning them from schools will solve all the problems of childhood obesity…….she is what I like to call….WRONG!
Her ideas on school snacks has been proven to be erroneous, that taking snack machines and sodas out of the schools has been showed to have NO effect on curbing child obesity…..and her taxing thing will hurt only the poor……here is an idea….since air pollution has been linked to many respiratory diseases…..why not tax gas consumption more? I would bet that this woman would be all over that with her disdain……
Unfortunately, she has overlooked the fact that most people do not have a job with 7 figures, they do not have nannys, they do not have the time to run every morning because there are kids to get ready for school, we mere mortals do not have flexible schedules or book deals and we definitely do not live in Manhattan….she overlooks the fact that many poor people are obese….why? Because they have only so much money for food and they have to stretch it to cover all meals and that cheaper food are the ones higher in fats, sugars and salts…..
If Mika wants to jump on a bandwagon then jump on the one that makes healthier foods cheaper without taxing the pants off the poor…..if she thinks that her ideas are valid for everyone, then let her try feed, clothing and sheltering herself and kids on $35,000 a year…..I keep waiting for her to mention the study that said that the banning of sodas and junk food in schools has had NO effect on lessening child obesity……..or this piece of work by the Congress……
DesJarlais’s bill is called the “Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2012,” and its purpose is summed up as follows:
To prohibit the use of Federal money for print, radio, television or any other media advertisement, campaign, or form of publicity against the use of a food or beverage that is lawfully marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The effective consequence of this bill would be to ban the government from advising the public against, for example, consuming too many fatty foods or sugary drinks. It is unlikely that most Americans are so offended by government advertising about unhealthy diets — nutrition guidelines have been published by the federal government since 1916 — that they would demand a ban like DesJarlais is proposing.
But so far Mika, dear Mika is silent on these developments…….
It is a fine calling to have a cause….but maybe it would be a good idea to know what people are going through to keep their family going….I think that someone in a privileged life should just keep their mouths shut and get in touch with reality….
Obesity will ALWAYS be a problem as long as poverty rules the country………..cure poverty and the obesity problem will be not so much the extensive problem it is today……a problem that will not be cured as long as we have this tacky system……