I'm sure most of us by now have heard of the proposed ban on salt by State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz of New York. If you haven't heard about it, Mr. Ortiz proposed banning salt in all dishes served at any restaurant in New York. Any restaurants caught using salt would be fined up to $1,000 per dish. I'm also sure most people laughed it off much like I did at first. However after some thought on this I realized we don't need to dismiss this as just another crazy idea from a nut on the fringe of the far left. There is no doubt this idea is insane, but Mr. Ortiz and his colleagues in the state assembly all knew this was a crazy idea and knew there was no way it would be taken seriously. This whole proposal to ban salt was a set up all along. The liberals in New York used Mr. Ortiz and his proposal as a set up to make them appear to be "centrists" who are willing to compromise because they care about people. Once this idea is shot down, the left will roll out their more fair ideas to compromise and leave salt alone, because it is really essential to cooking many great things, and they will go after something truly evil like trans fats, soda, high fructose corn syrup, or the number one target of the nanny states, TOBACCO! Then when anyone with an sense of self responsibility rejects these new proposals, the left can claim to be the only ones willing to look beyond partisan politics, and compromise for the good of the people. They can go on to accuse everyone that is against their legislation of being cold hearted right wing extremists that don't care about people. Next will come the usual pity cards that liberals always love to drag out and slap on the table like trying to turn it into an issue of race, or an issue of the right wing against the poor.
Does this sound like a bit of a stretch? Think back through the entire time line of the health care reform debate we were just forced to endure. Now does this tactic sound familiar? Look back at the original ideas for a public option, and to phase out private insurance companies by not allowing them to write any new policies. This idea was too much for the American people and even many members of congress to take. The liberals behind this bill picked it apart just enough so they could claim it wasn't a government takeover of 1/6th of our economy, but they left in tact enough to lay the ground work for a major step towards their ultimate goal. The Single Payer System of health care. The administration is even starting to admit that this is just the first step towards truly reforming health care, but they still refuse to admit where these steps will lead, in the end.
We at YouAreALiberal.com are going to keep an eye on the state assembly in New York and watch it closely. We haven't heard the last of these food bans. As soon as they get one passed into law, it will open the flood gates for more and more control over our private lives. If this type of legislation starts, mark my words we will see the salt ban again. Next time instead of some crazy idea, it will be looked at as just another small step towards protecting the citizens.
Does this sound like a bit of a stretch? Think back through the entire time line of the health care reform debate we were just forced to endure. Now does this tactic sound familiar? Look back at the original ideas for a public option, and to phase out private insurance companies by not allowing them to write any new policies. This idea was too much for the American people and even many members of congress to take. The liberals behind this bill picked it apart just enough so they could claim it wasn't a government takeover of 1/6th of our economy, but they left in tact enough to lay the ground work for a major step towards their ultimate goal. The Single Payer System of health care. The administration is even starting to admit that this is just the first step towards truly reforming health care, but they still refuse to admit where these steps will lead, in the end.
We at YouAreALiberal.com are going to keep an eye on the state assembly in New York and watch it closely. We haven't heard the last of these food bans. As soon as they get one passed into law, it will open the flood gates for more and more control over our private lives. If this type of legislation starts, mark my words we will see the salt ban again. Next time instead of some crazy idea, it will be looked at as just another small step towards protecting the citizens.
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