[IMC-Editorial] Letter to the Editor on Lawsuits Against Food Companies

[The Ayn Rand Institute]

Dear Editor:

The lawyers who claim that we are not responsible for the consequences
of anything we do (e.g., smoking) are at it again. In a meeting in
Boston two weeks ago, they decided to attack the food and restaurant
industry. For what crime? For selling food that contains calories. 

These lawyers are initiating lawsuits claiming that overweight people
were not aware of the alleged dangers of eating fatty foods. If people
are not aware that eating fatty foods in large quantities contributes
to making them fat and may cause them health problems--something that
has been publicized in the media virtually everyday for decades--then
what are they aware of? These "victim" lawyers are not just claiming
that people are not responsible for what they eat--they are claiming
that people are not responsible for being conscious! If people are not
responsible for being aware of reality, then just what are they
responsible for? 

Sincerely, 
Edwin A. Locke
Ayn Rand Institute

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