There is a point when .gov surpasses providing for the common good. That point comes when every thing that gets presented as a possible health danger becomes fair game for .gov to step in.
I agree.
Why are cigarettes legal? Because of the huge amount of tax that is collected
Why is booze legal? Because of the huge amount of tax that is collected ( not to mention they tried once and the Mob met the demand)
I think there is more to it than a simplistic reason (tax dollars) for those things to be legal.
See a pattern here, if .gov can tax anything and make huge revenue, well fuck your health............
I think you are applying incorrect association. Otherwise, why isn't meth legal?
Point is there is more to it than that concerning those things you listed.
But back the original discussion.....
We aren't talking about the "government providing" we are talking about having a standard for the food served in public schools.
the extreme righties would still have the F R E E D O M to choose a private school build on dirt roads that serves twinkees if they want and parents will still have the F R E E D O M TO send their kids to school with twinkies.