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Then They Came for the FrescaThe growing ambitions of the food police.

By William SaletanPosted Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at 11:23 AM ET

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My family plows through 4 to 6 liters of Fresca a week. It has zero calories. That's why I buy it. There is no, repeat no, evidence that aspartame is harmful (internet crazies to the contrary). If anyone taxes my Fresca for health reasons, I'm going libertarian.

-- mav62
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My feelings regarding food are that if you want to eat your chocolate covered Twinkie, wrapped in fried bacon, and wash it down with five scoops of ice cream and a 2 liter of Coke be prepared to pay a higher premium (or whatever this health care reform brings us) than those who try their best to stay in shape and watch what they eat. It's like car insurance - teenagers pay more because they are a higher risk, and the same reasoning should apply to those who simply don't care about what or how much they consume.

-- jwalzer
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