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Re:How the food lobby fights sugar regulation in the EU [pdf] by twoodfin on Saturday July 30, 2016 @09:08AM (#12192816)
If I were trying to run a small bakery or confectionary under all the terms (and more, presumably) of your last paragraph, I'd have a hard time believing you took my individual liberty (or that of my customers) very seriously.
Re:How the food lobby fights sugar regulation in the EU [pdf] by tomp on Saturday July 30, 2016 @09:17AM (#12192843)
Again, something that is solvable with smart regulation. E.g. some rules apply only for businesses with more than $100k turnover, or $1M or whatever. Alternatively, your customers need to sign a statement that they will pay out of pocket for any medical costs resulting from eating your sugar (similar to "sophisticated investors" and hedge funds).

But then again, as I said above, I see business as a privilege, not a right. After all, you could also say that your individual liberty is being infringed by taxes - but you can always move to a deserted island, stop using the services provided by the governments, and pay no tax!

Re:How the food lobby fights sugar regulation in the EU [pdf] by josinalvo on Saturday July 30, 2016 @11:24AM (#12193329)
I agree with you 100%.

But that is not usually considered libertarian.

A libertarian scheme would usually be like 'certification should be a business, and foods should be certified sugar free by a specific certification company, and bear that company's sugar-free logo'.

Which I think is highly impractical

Re:How the food lobby fights sugar regulation in the EU [pdf] by Kenji on Saturday July 30, 2016 @11:40AM (#12193417)
Again, something that is solvable with smart regulation.

But then again, as I said above, I see business as a privilege, not a right.

Wow. Stop considering yourself a libertarian, seriously. This is authoritarian talk. All I see you arguing for is rules, and if somone points out their flaws, more and 'smarter' rules. This is the exact opposite of libertarianism.

Re:How the food lobby fights sugar regulation in the EU [pdf] by tomp on Saturday July 30, 2016 @12:02PM (#12193501)
Maybe... But it's way more libertarian than any of today's societies... I mean, we still have so many prohibitions - drugs, prostitution, euthanasia, freedom of speech, ...
Re:How the food lobby fights sugar regulation in the EU [pdf] by jpindar on Saturday July 30, 2016 @09:45AM (#12192933)
>a privilege, not a right

One of the most statist phrases ever.