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All Comments by gashouse gorilla »Los Angeles Declares War on Colonel Sanders (and Your Portfolio) [View article]
>> Instead of
>> Instead of
No, it's not "instead of". It's "in addition to". With this obvious distinction in mind, maybe you be less outraged.
>> Instead of looking at parenting or education or home life
"Looking at..." is not a solution. What's your alternative? Be specific.
Should they ban watching more than 1 hour of TV or video games a day? Even if it weren't a preposterous idea, how would you police that? Should they spend tax dollars on an anti-junk food campaign?
What can a local government do? One thing they can do is make the junk food less accessible. It doesn't have to be the only way to combat the problem of obesity. But, it's the kind of decision a local government has some control over.
>> Instead of lowering taxes for people so that they can afford to eat better foods, they thought it wiser to prevent any more Carl's Junior (SYM: CKE) or Burger King (BKC) restaurants from appearing.
If certain restaurants serve junk, why should the majority of educated people not prevent them from opening and hurting the health of their "uneducated" patrons? *
* It's hypocritical of you to on the one hand excoriate LA for recognizing many of its citizens make poor decisions when it comes to the food they eat while on the other hand mentioning (among the vague solutions you offer) "education" as the answer. Are there people out there who make bad eating decisions? There must be. Or else you wouldn't be recommending we "educate" them.
So, for daring to recognize that some diners don't know better, do you intend to rip yourself a new one?
>> Instead of creating incentives for businesses to come to Los Angeles to ...
Again, it's not "instead of". You're viewing these as "exclusive choices" when they're not.
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Lastly, is this the kind of analysis and reasoning you use to evaluate investments? This sounds more like straight political argument. It's an issue worth debating. But, it seems out of place for "Seeking Alpha".