Perhaps you can market carrots, but should government force private businesses into a choice between abandoning toys or hawking carrots? More to the point — will a government mandate produce behavorial change that will be lasting and meaningful? No. These kinds of dietary changes require more than a municipal ordinance.
Video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waOdmBdcS8w.
Here’s the description accompanying the video —
Last month the food police sued a North Carolina man for growing fresh vegetables, and this month San Francisco’s food cops have committed a different kind of atrocity by making the City by the Bay the first major metropolis to ban toys in happy meals.
This month’s top busybody is the pol who sponsored the ordinance to make happy meals sad, the one who hopes his “food justice” agenda goes nationwide.
Presenting the Nanny of the Month for October 2010: San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar!
Approximately 75 seconds.
“Nanny of the Month” is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Associate Producers: Paul Detrick and Alex Manning. Opening animation by Meredith Bragg.