On 9/4/2010 10:57 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

wrote

True, but one reason legislation is pending is because Mr. Fat sent his
lobbyists to town to get something done for his own good, damn the
rest of
society.

You have exactly the same rights as Mr Fat, except that you're trying to
restrict his rights so you're essentially saying that he, because he
owns YFI,
is a second-class citizen.

I'm not saying he is second class, but Mr. Fat shows he is lower than
second class when he tried to take government money for his own private
good to the detriment of others. IMO, it is not up to Congress to say if
hydrogenated yak fat is allowed on the school menu anyway.

One can argue that if the Congress is going to allocate funds for school
lunches then the Congress has an obligation to take reasonable measures
to ensure that that money is being spent wisely. If the use of
hydrogenated yak fat is wise spending then it should certainly not be
discouraged--whether it should be encouraged or not is another story.

This is the real problem with Federal support for social programs of all
kinds.

He may have rights, but in 98% of the cases, he is still a self centered
lobbyist.

So is the person who got the Congress into the education business in the
first place, but I don't notice you complaining about that.