tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807238274992255486.post9128920099272874448..comments2023-06-24T01:52:03.732-07:00Comments on Money and Me for Canadian Families: Happy-Meal Toy Angst & MCD Share PriceLaura Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11881958014580145207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807238274992255486.post-61669343990048436202011-03-14T12:24:30.989-07:002011-03-14T12:24:30.989-07:00The fact that someone CAN do something and make mo...The fact that someone CAN do something and make money while doing it, does not make it right.<br />The fact that our economy is based upon a "free market" and freedom of choice, does not mean that everything should be available.<br />Let take junk food: it costs the tax payers billions of dollars in health care but "the people" are interested in the short term gains rather than the long term costs.<br />Let's take durg use: "the government" has waged a "war on drugs" on behalf of "the people" for whatever reasons. One claimed reason is the long term health care costs, another is the indirect cost of crime. Amazingly the other side is the number of jobs created by the war and the corresponding direct cost to the taxpayers (police, prisons, etc).<br />Still it is the choice of the people.<br />We can discuss virtually every aspect of society using the same concepts.<br /><br />The fact that you have chosen to help teach your daughter some aspects of the financial world is fantastic. Attempting to justify the epidemic obesity of this country because your daughter is a shareholder in one of the largest junk food distibution companies in the world approaches insanity.<br />"We the people" must take the time to take care of ourselves NOW and not rely upon the government to do so.<br />We must take back our lives and re-learn responsibility thinking.<br />Each time we make the choice to do something that we know is wrong, we must understand the consequences.<br />The fact that millions of others are making wrong choices does not make them right.<br />Ray Kroc gambled that the time would come when mothers would chose to not have time to prepare meals for their children and thus the need for fast food would increase.<br />It turns out he was correct.<br />That does not mean that we need to perpetuate the myth that it is better for both parents to be away working to support their families.<br /><br />Since it seems that so many people understand what the fast food companies are all about, let me ask:<br />What business do you think McDonalds is in?<br />If you answered fast food, you'd be partially correct.<br />I have read that the corporation is the single largest land owner in the world and the largest toy distributor in the world as well.<br />They also make money selling fast food.<br />Now what is the correlation between toys and food?<br />You be the judge.<br />Children actually now believe that fries are a food group despite the fact that potatoes spike the blood sugar faster than anything else.<br />Constantly spiking the blood sugar leads to insulin resistance which leads to diabetes.<br />Amazing what one can learn if they apply themselves.<br />Anyway, enjoy your meals and the consequences of your choicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com