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Old 04-14-2017, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Sarasota, Fl
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Originally Posted by PedroMartinez View Post
Can't we just have an opt-in system where those who want the government to save them from themselves cede their choices to the government?

They can wear a wrist ban. When they go to a restaurant, the waiter will not allow those with a wristband to order certain things on the menu.
As long as not wearing that wrist band allows our society to ignore their health. That means if their health fails, we can go all Soylent green on them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green#Plot
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Old 04-14-2017, 05:36 PM
 
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Obviously you didn't rebut my comment, you just dismissed it. Your response is akin to "nuhh uhh!" as all you did was make a speculation and then dismiss based on it. Probably why you think statistical studies like this are so valid.

They study is hokum, pure speculative association. It is a perfect example of how science is being overtaken by politics.

You keep going on about "settled issues", again another anti-science position to take, one of politics and activist agenda.

The study is hokum, done by 2nd rate researchers who need to go back and take real math and science courses.

You must have problems reading. I said their are Other Studies that show the dangers of trans fats. Two of the most thorough were done by Harvard and Vanderbilt Universities.
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