tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post921169380609335680..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Going To McDonald's For An Apple Is Like Going To A Hooker For A HugRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74705662350665646792013-01-08T05:45:37.793-05:002013-01-08T05:45:37.793-05:00McDonald's messed up selling Apples. We had th...McDonald's messed up selling Apples. We had the small bag open the whole time the kids were in the play area, and the apple pieces never started to brown... They stayed completely white. I looked at the ingredients, and apparently apple wasn't the only one. No thanks, that is gross!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35789109020374180072013-01-07T23:23:47.363-05:002013-01-07T23:23:47.363-05:00Great post, Chris. Love the title, and VIVA VOLUN...Great post, Chris. Love the title, and VIVA VOLUNTARYISM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12476984025629463612013-01-07T17:09:59.354-05:002013-01-07T17:09:59.354-05:00I eat at McDonald's from time to time and enjo...I eat at McDonald's from time to time and enjoy the availability of calorie information, am free to choose grilled chicken instead of ground beef, and sometimes eat fruit, the salads, and yes, the apples.<br /><br />That's as much my choice as your eating a Big Mac and fries (which I will also admit to--though rarely the fires any more).<br /><br />Now it's true that you can pork out Robert P. Churchillhttp://www.supplysideforum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23170227431440019852013-01-07T14:33:49.863-05:002013-01-07T14:33:49.863-05:00I don't like this picture. I think Bloomberg ...I don't like this picture. I think Bloomberg should have his shlong out pissing all over New York with tiny New Yorkers out in the streets just sucking up all that pre-processed water while they toss out their sodas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85091438562380199872013-01-07T12:57:07.798-05:002013-01-07T12:57:07.798-05:00I agree, but I especially enjoyed your militancy a...I agree, but I especially enjoyed your militancy against apples at the McDonald's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88238616185510189602013-01-07T12:49:27.434-05:002013-01-07T12:49:27.434-05:00Chris Christie will hug if you bring a cheeseburge...Chris Christie will hug if you bring a cheeseburger.juslenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474418789513427834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54709190429918937932013-01-07T12:18:26.782-05:002013-01-07T12:18:26.782-05:00Wait, you mean New Jersey hookers don't hug?Wait, you mean New Jersey hookers don't hug?Ed Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60719051259479102272013-01-07T12:08:14.510-05:002013-01-07T12:08:14.510-05:00Everyone should be free to eat wherever they want ...Everyone should be free to eat wherever they want and everyone should be free to sell whatever food they want. With that said, I have not been to McDonalds in about 15 year. I find the food there absolutely disgusting. If you want a good burger, there are many better options available, including grass-finished beef. Also, Chris, have you considered that some of the things you complain about Ed Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5835591378273220892013-01-07T11:05:57.410-05:002013-01-07T11:05:57.410-05:00Everybody`s happy, then. Isn`t that great?Everybody`s happy, then. Isn`t that great?Rothbardiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42261394041791999652013-01-07T11:04:31.396-05:002013-01-07T11:04:31.396-05:00I love Mcdonalds. The insane food Nazi propoganda ...I love Mcdonalds. The insane food Nazi propoganda has certainly made its mark, even in the comment section of this article.<br /><br />The people who eat what ever pay the price of thier actions. I suggest the 'lovers of libety' stop touting the food Nazi talking points and jumping on the favorite scape goat. You are simply agreeing with them.<br /><br />Healthcare should be a price Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69043471911159876752013-01-07T11:02:47.240-05:002013-01-07T11:02:47.240-05:00And why in hell would you care?And why in hell would you care?Rothbardiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33088923476345756972013-01-07T10:43:46.371-05:002013-01-07T10:43:46.371-05:00Here-here! Hey Mayor Bloomburger, I'm drinking...Here-here! Hey Mayor Bloomburger, I'm drinking a 17oz soda. Come and get me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53650226648720261442013-01-07T10:38:36.229-05:002013-01-07T10:38:36.229-05:00McDonald's is the very outgrowth of big agra a...McDonald's is the very outgrowth of big agra and USDA manipulation of food markets. If the government would stop subsidizing corn McDonald's would wither away, at least in its' current iteration. So, every time you buy a Big Mac, enjoy, but realize you're helping to perpetuate a crooked system that skews food production prices in favor of the Coca-Colas, Pepsicos, and McDonalds ofclapton24https://www.blogger.com/profile/07615720376999277426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83705168389799358312013-01-07T10:16:46.509-05:002013-01-07T10:16:46.509-05:00Don't be ridiculous. Taking your kids to McDon...Don't be ridiculous. Taking your kids to McDonald's once in a while is no worse than buying them Little Debbie snacks on your trip to the grocery store. Many healthy people eat at McDonald's occasionally. Maybe we should consider it child abuse to not allow your kids to enjoy a delicious meal there once in a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30781184470264306902013-01-07T10:15:19.552-05:002013-01-07T10:15:19.552-05:00I'm at jury duty right now. I'd much rathe...I'm at jury duty right now. I'd much rather be at McDonald's.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00964737733311401148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-31881296331932861012013-01-07T10:03:00.173-05:002013-01-07T10:03:00.173-05:00Free market or not, eating at McDonald's will ...Free market or not, eating at McDonald's will kill you in your butthole. If this guy wants to raise his kids on chicken flavored cancer paste, all power to him, I'll stick with real food myself.Aaron Gunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029082757631433526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38951517326769369222013-01-07T09:32:39.016-05:002013-01-07T09:32:39.016-05:00A Big Mac probably has less sugar than a apple too...A Big Mac probably has less sugar than a apple too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40267661585817136382013-01-07T09:11:15.742-05:002013-01-07T09:11:15.742-05:00Politically, I agree that any idiot should be free...Politically, I agree that any idiot should be free to eat at McDonalds. I also am in favor of MD assisted suicide, which is less painful, and much faster than a Big mac, yet with likely similar results.<br /><br />But if you decide to eat at McD is one thing. Someday it may be very clear that taking your children there is child abuse. <br /><br />And initially people are not dragged, kicking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com