None are so “nannified” as the statist Democratic left which must regulate everything from electric use (Smart Meters coming to our homes to control our electric usage right down to the temp);

i have never had someone come to my house and tell me how much energy i can use. but if they did I dont believe i would have such a big issue with it; they must have a good reason since companies like to make money.

we are in an energy crisis - what issue do you have with regulating energy usage?

 proposed sugary drink taxes; “sin taxes” on alohol and tobacco.

no one is forcing you to drink soda, smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol (none of which we can say are good for you, can we?). they can charge whatever they want for them. and anyway, these items kill people every year - those taxes most likely go towards paying their hospital bills or fund research on their effects on us. - why do you think it is a bad thing to tax items that are proven to cause obesity, lung cancer/heart disease, and social problems?

Bans on transfats (but of course the government knows what’s best for you to eat)…etc.

well, i think we can both agree that the government doesn’t know what is best for you to eat - a lot of the FDA is funded by meat and dairy and sugar lobbyists. i don’t trust their studies on nutrition because they are paid for by the meat and dairy industry.

but as for banning certain additives, that is a GOOD thing. the government needs to protect the people from dangerous things that are added to our food supply. they don’t do a 100% good job, but trans fats do NOT need to be defended. countless institutions have studied transfats and how they affect human health, and they are not good at all by any stretch of the word - it is simply a cheap product that corporations created to keep their crappy food ‘fresh’ on the shelf for longer.

(http://www.bantransfats.com/abouttransfat.html)

and as for controlling giant companies that have screwed over the nation, yes, that is a good thing to control! but they are not out for control and dominance in the way that rush was trying to claim- RULES ARE A GOOD THING when it comes to non-human entities such as industry, science, ect… if there are no regulations, guess what happens?

companies take advantage of our people, they feed us dangerous substances in our food without any warning, they pollute the earth to their hearts’ content, they destroy our wild lands to pave it and drill for oil, they give unsecured loans to people who cannot afford them…. rules are a GOOD thing for companies, mary.

there is no problem with creating a responsible structure for our companies to operate within, which is the democrat position. it is a good idea to force our entities to serve the PEOPLE.

it IS a problem to force the people to act within a set of moral rules that are arbitrary and prejudiced, which is what republicans try to go for - ban marriages, ban medical procedures, ect ect. that is NOT a good idea, because we are human beings, and we have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

corporations do not have human rights.