On February 27, 2007 an article was published in the News Times featuring a story entitled, "State weighs ban on trans fat." By clicking here you can read the full article from the News Times. In short a bill was proposed last month in which trans fat will be banned from restaurant use. This was the goal of state senator, John McKinney (R-Fairfield) and state senator, Andrew Roraback (R-Goshen). This, trans fat, according to the news times article is to blame for some 170-500 death in the state each year.
Connecticut would be the first state to ban such a substance from the use in restaurants.
Local state senator, David Cappiello is in agreement that Trans Fat is harmful but doesn't know if the government should be interfering.
"If we go down this road, what's to stop us from banning other products that we consume, such as alcohol or cigarettes?" he said.
Today in an article featured in the Conn. Post, "Lawmakers consider raising smoking to 21," an idea that has caused much discussion as of late in Hartford. Click here to read the full article.
It seems to us at dbyblogger that some issues Governor M. Jodi Rell addressed in her CT budget plan a few months ago have succeeded in causing further discussion. As she proposed to raise the state income tax she also had other ideas in mind as to how to do this. There will be an increase on the cigarette tax.
Is the government interfering too much?.....How far can the government go in stopping the goods of consumers; in as much as their goal is for the protection and well being of citizens?
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Valid argument. Either they leave us the hell alone or they corrupt everyday of our lives'.
This talk about the importance (for health matters) about banning trans fat from restaurants is a positive but restaurants aren't buildings belonging to the government. We the people who eat at those restaurants are a huge part of the government so the consumers have to make the choice.
If the consumer wants to buy cigarettes at $6 a pack and rack up a charge for this and then later in life be paying medical bills for chemo (IT"S UP TO THE CONSUMER)
If the consumer wants to eat a plate with added trans fat in it and experience health risks later in life (IT"S UP TO THE CONSUMER)
The government needs to let us think for ourselves.
Forget trans fat and changing the age to buy cigs the government needs to focus on teaching all the illegals that come here (not just in Danbury, CT) but all over the world that what they are doing is unjustified!
First it's trans fat then it's cigarettes now Councilman Paul Rotello wants the " full council to establish an ordinance including cell phone regulations in contract negotiations to prevent hands-free cell phone use by city and school bus drivers."
Way to go Paul but clearly there are other priorities right now here in Danbury.
The issue of restaurants being forced by the state to eliminate the use of trans fats in foods they serve is just another example of Hartford sticking their noses in places where they don't belong. Let it be up to the owners of these establishments wether or not to use this product, and let the patrons decide wether or not they want to eat such foods containing trans fats. We do that now when we shop for groceries- we look at labels on foods we buy, and if we see evidence of transfats, or high fat content on the label, it's OUR CHOICE wether or not to buy it.
I agree. Rotello wants this passed only because he almost got hit by a school bus drive who was talking on his/her cell. If that hadn't happened to him but happened to the average Joe nothing would be done or even considered. Just because Rotello is a councilman let's adopt a new law?
Why would cellphone use being banned on school buses be wrong? I think its good that Councilman Rotello is pursuing the ban of cell phone use in buses. Those buses are driving my kids to school and the full attention of the driver should be on the road and their number one priority should be the safety of the kids they are driving.
The US is one of the fatest countries, if people here aren't able to make smart decisions when it comes to food then I think its great that the government do something. We do it with alcohol, drugs and cigarettes we should absolutely do the same with fats.
We all scream at the government for intervening too much but now with the state income tax we really should be screaming because now we are paying more money and they are still doing nothing!!!!
In response to pjdanbury:
So if we ignored every law the government put into practice we would be able to think better for ourselves?
So you all think the government should NOT butt into our business? What the kind of world would that be?
Let us take away schools, not put kids through college, take away jobs, and fail to protect our borders.
You know all this started over a poster contest and then the classroom teacher sent the winning poster to Hartford?
Let me just say that the state of CT has far more things to deal with right now, I would hate to see legislators and state representatives working on a bill to up the age of smokers when we have significant priorities to contend with.
Is Paul Rotello a councilman?
Not Really...he just plays one the first Tuesday of each month.
Heheheh yes I've never heard of Rotello before.
Yes it is a reasonable bill to pass especially for school bus drivers but then will they outlaw the speaker system the bus drivers use to communicate back and forth between buses?
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