jwop
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you know where im getting this stuff from right LOL
go to bed you have school tomorrow
you know where im getting this stuff from right LOL
go to bed you have school tomorrow
hillies dont go to school....just drink wild turkey an eat cut up hotdogs during the day...so at night they can beat up old men over fat ugly chicks....az
I'm a 18 year old man. I don't go to school. I'm gonna go steal some CFL's from the apts next to me in a lil bit.
Stealing isn't cool, especially when you're a grown man =( CFLs are cheap as shit NEW, why would you want to steal a used light bulb?
The government shouldn't tax soda at all. They shouldn't tax cigarettes either. Just because something is consider unhealthy doesn't mean you should be penalized for buying it. Who the hell is the government to tell me what I can and cannot put in my body. Yes cigarettes are terrible for you, but its up to you to smoke them. I'm sick of the government taxing everything and trying to control everything. Stay the hell out of my life.
that's what everyone says until they see some particular situation that they feel powerless to remedy. then they start to scream for government to step in. unless we are willing to endure the inconvenience of dealing with those problems ourselves, we will find government taking a larger and larger role in our lives. even in the article stoney posted we find the "more taxes" solution, asking government to save us from a dilemma they helped to start in the first place.I'm sick of the government taxing everything and trying to control everything. Stay the hell out of my life.
that's what everyone says until they see some particular situation that they feel powerless to remedy. then they start to scream for government to step in. unless we are willing to endure the inconvenience of dealing with those problems ourselves, we will find government taking a larger and larger role in our lives. even in the article stoney posted we find the "more taxes" solution, asking government to save us from a dilemma they helped to start in the first place.
the answers are less a matter of politics than of ethics (something you will find little of in the political arena). government, being in the business of controlling people's lives, will always be more than willing to step in whenever its citizens demand solutions and nine times out of ten those solutions will involve further restrictions of our liberties and another growth spurt for the nanny state. unless we are willing to solve our own problems on an individual level we doom ourselves to the shackles of a totalitarian state. instead of demanding that government restrict the use of hfcs or tax its use, why not just inform the public and refuse to purchase products that contain substances we should avoid? instead of demanding a raise in minimum wage so you can afford your mortgage, why not just train yourself for a better job or, better yet, free yourself of the chains of the wage slave and go into business for yourself? instead of demanding that government provide for the needy and subsidize a growing welfare state, why not give of yourself with donations to private sector charities that might actually do some good in your community? our ever growing dependence on the good intentions of government has led to a vicious cycle of increasing demands for increasing restrictions and the subsequent surrender of our own self-determination.
having grown up in the midst of the convenience craze, when instant everything was the next big thing, i don't really think we can blame the manufacturers for giving us exactly what we want. tv dinners and hamburger helper may have freed us up to put more effort into our ever more complicated lives, but we just knew there had to be a trade off somewhere down the line. the immediate gratification of cheap prepackaged meals has led us to the point where most american families have no idea what they are actually eating and many don't really care. we know perfectly well that real food can't sit around for weeks and be ready to eat at a moment's notice, but the public demands that convenience and has come to consider it a necessary part of life. in many households the microwave is used more often than the oven, fresh vegetables are only for special occasions and the menu is determined more by commercials and colorful packaging than nutritional value. reading the labels on all these cans, bags and boxes has become almost impossible. we recognize the names of the various chemicals and additives and that's good enough. we don't know what those names really mean or where these bizarre substances come from, but we take for granted that they are a necessary part of the process and choke the shit down as fast as we can. as long as it's easy and someone tells us it's good for us, we really couldn't care less......a lot of people don't read the labels and realize what is in their food that doesn't need to be there. Most of us just want to get a meal on the table and feed our family.
having grown up in the midst of the convenience craze, when instant everything was the next big thing, i don't really think we can blame the manufacturers for giving us exactly what we want. tv dinners and hamburger helper may have freed us up to put more effort into our ever more complicated lives, but we just knew there had to be a trade off somewhere down the line. the immediate gratification of cheap prepackaged meals has led us to the point where most american families have no idea what they are actually eating and many don't really care. we know perfectly well that real food can't sit around for weeks and be ready to eat at a moment's notice, but the public demands that convenience and has come to consider it a necessary part of life. in many households the microwave is used more often than the oven, fresh vegetables are only for special occasions and the menu is determined more by commercials and colorful packaging than nutritional value. reading the labels on all these cans, bags and boxes has become almost impossible. we recognize the names of the various chemicals and additives and that's good enough. we don't know what those names really mean or where these bizarre substances come from, but we take for granted that they are a necessary part of the process and choke the shit down as fast as we can. as long as it's easy and someone tells us it's good for us, we really couldn't care less.
I smoke also. I didn't like the tax at first but I got used to it. They won't ban fast food in the US. Those are the only companies who still make decent money. This has nothing to do with the health care bill anyway. So you might want to do some research before you post. Not trying to be a dick but know the facts before posting.![]()
That's very true.And convenience foods tend to be cheaper, as well.The only way you can really know exactly what you're getting anymore is to grow your own produce and raise your own animals.But who has the time for that?
Some convenience foods are cheaper, but most are just perceived by consumers to be more affordable, because you're buying one box/package instead of several.
For instance, I can buy a 1 lb bag of corn meal for $2 and make 30 tortillas or more versus $3-$4 for a 10-count box of premade taco shells.
Stocking your pantry with staples to make things from scratch can be costly - but those ingredients can be used for many different dishes and will feed my family for much longer than say, a box of Kraft mac n cheese.