If we were to adopt the logic of those who have been writing to oppose the
smoking ban in bars and restaurants, we could go on to argue that the City
Council should not impose sanitation standards on restaurants. After all,
restaurants not burdened with meeting the sanitation standards might be able to
offer cheaper prices. Those adults who chose to incur the risk of eating in an
unsanitary restaurant in order to enjoy less expensive meals should be able to
incur that risk. We don't want the nanny state coming in to meddle with mature
adult choices now, do we?
This is obviously a REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM. No one should be forced to
consider working in an unsanitary environment because of a tight job market.
No one who does not earn enough to cover their food expenses should be forced
to make the trade off of eating in an unsanitary but cheaper restaurant or of
shopping at a grocery store that seels cheaper food but stores it in unsanitary
conditions. And neither should a tight job market force anyone in desperate
need of employment to consider working in an environment where they are exposed
to gases and particulate matter that increase their chances of contracting
cancer or heart disease.
Robert Halfhill Minneapolis
http://halfhillviews.greatnow.com
http://www.thepen.us/e-fraud.html
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