Our County Legislature has scheduled a meeting for tonight {3/9} at 7PM to consider a bill that would require chain restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide to post calorie counts on every menu!
The usual ninny-nanny groups will be there to support this nonsense. A similar bill passed the Albany County Legislature and starts on March 22nd. Critics and all restaurant owners are urged to attend.
Well, it appears that the only thing a concerned resident can do is email or snail mail these clowns. Cause there is clearly no reason to attend these nonsense meetings. All you get is rolling eyes and the shuffling of papers from them! And of course, rotterdams tb has followed the county's lead cause ya can't get an answer out of any of them.
I find it all to humorous that HV is on the county leg board and she claims to be a conservative. We'll see how she votes on this one, huh?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
What a waste of time.......a waste of my $$......what a joke.....folks need to take responsibility....restaurants are for FUN........DUH......FEED YOURSELF.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Schenectady County approves calorie listings on some menus
By DENNIS YUSKO Last updated: 9:57 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2010 SCHENECTADY -- Schenectady on Tuesday became the second county in the Capital Region to require chain restaurants to post calorie information for menu dishes in its stores.
The Schenectady County Legislature passed the measure 12-2 with one member absent. The vote means any food establishment operating 15 or more restaurants nationally must provide calorie totals for food sold at the point of purchase, or on menu boards. The new law takes affect 180 days after the city files it with the state.
Advocates said that posting calorie totals was a common sense way to help combat obesity in adults and children. Members of the regional American Cancer Society and other public health organizations spoke in support of the measure. Opponents argued that government shouldn't mandate personal responsibility.
Schenectady County joined Albany, Nassau, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester counties, and New York City, in directing restaurants to give calorie information. The Albany County law goes into effect March 22.
Also, statewide legislation is proposed requiring calorie posting in restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores that belong to large chains.
Chain restaurants already know how many calories are in their food, and some already provide the information to patrons. Stores like McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's in Schenectady County will now have to comply.
Chain restaurants already know how many calories are in their food, and some already provide the information to patrons. Stores like McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's in Schenectady County will now have to comply.
I wonder if they'll issue "waivers" for $, like the item pricing waiver$.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
How about Demolition Man....all restaurants became Taco Bell.....geez,,,,is that what the government sees for the future is a bunch of lazy-a** walkie/talkie idiots that dont even know how to cook for themselves.....legislating laws to remove the thinking responsibility from each individual thereby lowering the cost of national healthcare and including accredidation(vote purchase) for each restaurant to function within this commune(ist) system?????
it's either something that important or we just elected a bunch of dumb-a** morons to waste more of our time and $$.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Our County Legislature has scheduled a meeting for tonight {3/9} at 7PM to consider a bill that would require chain restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide to post calorie counts on every menu! 
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