From a story in the Edmonton Journal “The Nanny State runs amok”:
“What do the following have to do with one another: a California lawsuit against McDonald’s Happy Meals, unlicensed pig butchering and raw milk sales? They’re all examples of the nanny-state mentality gone mad.
Just this week it was announced that the American advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Monet Parham, a 41-year-old Sacramento mother of two. Parham feels McDonald’s should be forbidden from advertising burgers or chicken nuggets in combination with a free toy because these Happy Meals appeal to children who then pester their parents to bring them to the fast-food chain. Continue reading