DISQUS

I think it is the governments duty, just like they make a lot of substances and chemicals illegal, because of the health problems they cause, they should worry about people and not their financial gain. Unfortunately these companies put millions and millions of dollars into these politicians campaigns and pockets for them to dare step up to them.

Will anybody here answer my question? Why are the three or four of you so against asking these companies to offer better quality products? They can keep the same menu, but just use better products, taking out all these bad fats and preservatives alone would make this a healthier meal. All of this would mean better taste of course and happier customers. Why settle for the worst? Would anybody settle for Ford company making your cars completely out of plastic? or buy a house made out of cardboard? Of course not, but when it comes to food these companies have used the worst of the worst and when smart consumers ask for better quality and improvements, they tell their customers " you have the freedom of buying this crap or not, nobody should tell you what choice to make and everybody buys it.....please. Will anybody answer my questions instead of copying and pasting the same thing ; "I want my freedom to make any choice I want". I agree 100 percent with that, but like with all other products we should demand the best quality available and not settle for less, especially with what goes into our body. I had their food when I was a kid and I remember that taste, I also remember having the same exact dishes from my mom and tasting the difference, and knowing the difference between good quality and bad quality. If these companies would offer better quality in the first place, nobody would fight so hard to keep them out of their towns. Basic customer service... treat your customers right and they will come back and stick by you. I want my freedom to make any GOOD CHOICE I want and just like with all the other products in my life, I demand the best top notch product or my money goes elsewhere till you step it up and reach the good competition.

I bet you McDonalds knows, but of course they are not going to spend 10-15 extra cents to do it. Crap is cheaper... profit bigger, you know the rest.

By the way I am enjoying a double cheese burger, with lots of bacon... no cholesterol....1/4 the fat of the ones you guys are defending and very healthy, read the book to find out how ; ).

As much as you guys love these fast food places, these are all soon going to be a thing of the past. I would say one hundred more years tops. The earth is running out of good land for all this cattle, so we have gone to other countries to use their land...destroying it little by little. Like it says in McDonalds website, they get alot of their meat from Australia and New Zealand. People just read Consumerfreedoms.com lies and websites like this one, fall for it and never know the truth. Read "Mad Cowboy", written by a 4th generation cattle rancher and the owner of the second largest dairy farm in Iowa in the 90's and you will see how it all works. Once you get a clear understanding, then I gurantee you...100% that you will travel over there to South-Central Los Angeles and support Jan. I visit all these websites... it wouldn't be fair to just look at my side, now I challenge you to do the same, read this book or visit any site on the meat industry... how it contributes to world hunger, how it damages our environment, how it is the cause of our #2 killers in the USA (Heart Disease and Cancer).. and the list goes on and once you have both sides of the story make your choice. A choice made based on one side has a big chance of been a bad choice.

My kids would never step foot in a McDonalds, it is my job as a caring person to educate those that don't know any better, other than that nice commercial that told them to go to the fast food joint where they can get a tasty dish for .99 . Thats the problem in this country, people just worry about themselves. We have to care about each other and help each other out in whichever way possibble. It's sad that people care more about these companies profits then the well being of our general population.

By the way, Tiger would get fat if he only ate McDonalds. I don't think Tiger would eat at a place like that anyway. Maybe do a couple of commercials for a couple of millions with a burger to fool people, because thats these companies specialty...fooling people.

If people were educated to make smart choices none of these places would exist, they would all go bankrupt. Unfortunately if you look into it, most of the funding of health education in the public system comes from the meat and dairy industries. Just because I am mature enough to regulate my eating does not mean that I will support food that has our kids and our whole populations overweight, with diseases related to their diet. These are problems that could be avoided just by eating right. You are against these companies raising their standards of food? You rather them make an extra dollar, than your son, wife, parent have a healthier meal? Unless you are an owner of a McDonaldsor the CEO, I don't see the logic. Look at their website, go to the nutrition facts of each meal. Some of their meals... just one serving has 740 calories..42 grams of fat(65% of the daily value)1380mg of sodium... if you want your fellow human beings consuming that, go for it, but I am against any company that makes their profit from destroying their consumers...wether it's the alcohol industry, tobacco, it doesn't matter. My money doesn't and never will support them. As consumers we have the power to demand better from them and shamefully we don't just because we don't know any better.

It isn't the foods fault people get fat? Tiger Woods could get fat eating that trash as often as alot of people eat it. There are plenty of healthy foods at low prices.. genocide? That would be the day..thousands die, because McDonalds closes. Funny. These companies offer the worst of the worst quality.. raise your standards or don't come to my city..that's the option all cities should give them.

Finally some politicians are stepping up to these big companies and saying enough is enough. I can't sit to watch tv for my kids without seen 20 of their commercials targeting kids who don't really know that this isn't food, it's trash. Good job Jan.