You guys can blame "corporate America" as much as you want, however the the only fault in this situation lies on the consumers. You have to remember that corporations like McDonalds are publicly owned and people (all kinds of people not just stock option fat-cats) rely on their growth and profits to feed into their retirement accounts, IRAs, 401 Ks, etc... The companies only loyalty should be to their stockholders, because being able to retire on time, provide your children college education and take care of yourself and your dependants in old age is more important than trying to help someone who won't make an effort on their own to be healthy. It's like people who criticize Hollywood for lack of originality, well if people didn't buy movies like "Air Bud" they wouldn't have made Air Bud 2-6. Movie production companies are driven by profit not creativity, just like fast food companies are driven by profit and not health concerns. This is how it should be, they are not and were never meant to be health advocacy groups, it isn't their job and I am not willing to give up my child's college savings for them to be. It is on the consumer to align the financial goals of the company and the health concerns of the public, if unhealthy foods sell best they will dominate the options given to the consumer the same is true if healthy foods sold best. Further, it should not be done through litigation but through educated consumerism, it is a matter of personal responsibility, period.
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