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4 November 2009, 2:04 pm. 4 Comments. Filed under Crime, Dhimmicrats, Economy, Feckless Weasels, Health Care, Socialism, Taxes.

Pelosi’s Health Care Bill Would Regulate Snack Machines at Estimated Cost of $56 Million the First Year

The House health-care reform plan unveiled last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) would do more than regulate insurance companies – it would even regulate vending machines.

The bill, which is posted online, would require that vending machine operators either create new machines that allow the customer to view nutrition facts or post nutritional information for each product near “each article of food or the selection button.”

Y’see, you are too stupid to know that the large chocolaty goodness in that over sized Snickers bar isn’t healthy, so you must be told by the government and charged for the privilege.

Section 2572 of the bill (H.R. 3962) says, “In the case of an article of food sold from a vending machine that – (I) does not permit a prospective purchaser to examine the Nutritional Facts Panel before purchasing the article or does not otherwise provide visible nutrition information at the point of purchase; and (II) is operated by a person who is engaged in the business of owning or operating 20 or more vending machines, “the vending machine operator shall provide a sign in close proximity to each article of food or the selection button that includes a clear and conspicuous statement disclosing the number of calories contained in the article.” (See page 1,515 of H.R. 3962 Section 2572 (H) (viii).

Yup.  Dumb as a box of rocks.  Can’t figure out those tater chips, fried in grease, are fattening.  So, naturally, the gubmint must charge you for this information you are too ignorant to figure out on your own.

Obama screw

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  1. Paula Tyler. 4 November 2009, 2:17 pm

    So, what if I had a diet pepsi with a bag of chips and one of those snickers?  would the diet pepsi cancel either the chips or the candy?  What if, well never mind I will call Nancy P and ask her what I should do.  She will know what is Best for me, after all she is in the government!

  2. olbroad. 4 November 2009, 3:28 pm

    Well actually ma’am, it would be off to the guillotine for you!

  3. Chris from Racine. 5 November 2009, 12:35 pm

    I’m running out of words to describe my loathing of this administration!!!

  4. olbroad. 5 November 2009, 6:24 pm

    So, you can understand why I have problems with posting lately.  :?

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