Shocking: While told to eat healthy, American's continue to eat foods they like

This article was linked to by HuffPo using the headline American's eat shockingly few vegetables, despite Healthy Food Campaigns. And in further news, the sky is blue today.

Every time the government tried to interfere in people's actions in inevitably fails. They say not to do drugs, and the drug rate climbs. They put DARE in our kids' schools and it still has no effect. Now they say to eat healthy, but we refuse.

Since it's Sunday I'll keep this short.

Here's the practical reality, people will act in their own perceived self interest. The only thing that stopped people from smoking was an increase in prices. The surgeons general warning did absolutely nothing. If you really want people to change their behavior you have to change the incentives.

Please note that I am not encouraging a so-called fat tax. That would basically be a poor tax, as most fast food restaurants are in lower class areas. I have four within walking distance, btw. People should feel free to eat what they want. You do not need an ad campaign to tell people vegetables are healthy for you and fries are not. People already know that. They are choosing to eat foods then enjoy despite its consequences. I would fight for that right as we all should. Now, I'm off to order a big mac.