The Fast-food Industry Is In Very Good

In 1970, Americans Spent About $6 Billion On Fast Food; In 2000, They Spent More Than $110 Billion. Americans Now Spend More Money On Fast Food Than On Higher Education, Personal Computers, Computer Software, Or New Cars. They Spend More On Fast Food Than On Movies, Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Videos, And Recorded Music—combined.

Today The U.s. Government Can Demand The Nation-wide Recall Of Defective Softball Bats, Sneakers, Stuffed Animals, And Foam-rubber Toy Cows. But It Cannot Order A Meatpacking Company To Remove Contaminated, Potentially Lethal Ground Beef From Fast Food Kitchens And Supermarket Shelves.

When You Go Into A Fast Food Restaurant, You May Just Think About How Good Your Meal Tastes While You're Eating It. But You're Not Thinking About All The Consequences That Come From That One Purchase - The Consequences For Your Body, The Consequences For Supporting This Company And How It's Treating It Workers, All The Way Back To The Farm Where The Potatoes Were Grown, Or The Ranch Where The Cattle Were Raised.

The Way We Eat Has Changed More In The Last 50 Years Than In The Previous 10,000…. Now Our Food Is Coming From Enormous Assembly Lines Where The Animals And The Workers Are Being Abused, And The Food Has Become Much More Dangerous In Ways That Are Deliberately Hidden From Us. This Isn’t Just About What We’re Eating. It’s About What We’re Allowed To Say. What We’re Allowed To Know.

The Fear Of Murder Has Grown So Enormous In The United States That It Leaves A Taint, Like The Mark Of Cain, On Everyone Murder Touches.