Written on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 by Rebecca Wilde
Tonight many millions of Americans will have dinner in their homes. Some will heat up a can of soup or microwave a prepackaged meal or call the pizza place. Some will throw a casserole together. Others will make something special for family or friends, maybe even Grandma’s family recipe. Millions of decisions will be made, and there won’t be any civil disorder. There may be drama at some family dinner tables, but there won’t be riots in the streets.
“We’re having lasagna tonight,” isn’t usually considered a controversial statement and rarely makes anyone nervous when someone brings it up in a social setting. Some people will disapprove of the animal products needed to make lasagna. Others will determine that the dish is too caloric, too much work, or too expensive, or that it isn’t healthy enough or tasty enough. But few of them bother to protest their neighbors’ decision to break out the noodles and cheese and sauce.
But what if the federal government planned everyone’s meals? What if everyone had to have lasagna on one night and tofu on the next? “What’s for dinner?” becomes a controversial and sensitive issue……If I love lasagna, but my choice comes at the expense of my neighbors’ preferences…..To Read More......
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