Thread: Bake Sales Illegal in Massachusetts

The Departments of Public Health and Education in Massachusetts has banned bake sales in the interest of protecting kids from themselves!! The government has stepped in to make sure kids eat more nutritiously:

Source: Parents: Rule’s half-baked - BostonHerald.com

So here is the question for you... is this good government at work, or a small step closer towards a too-powerful government (in this case, state govt.) who has its hands in places it has no business?

If you eat poundcakes and cookies, you will be punished!!

Government operates the schools, government writes the rules so the whole "too-powerful government who has its hands in places it has no business" is bull****.

If you were talking about banning ALL bake sales in the state, then yes, that I would have a problem with.

Originally Posted by StillBallin75

Government operates the schools, government writes the rules.

Keep that in mind if Obamacare isn't struck down.

We must be protected from the Cookie Monster.

Originally Posted by Grim17

Keep that in mind if Obamacare isn't struck down.

Not sure what you mean, Grim.

hank god im not in that state where wouldi sell my cookies or magic brownies otherwise

Originally Posted by StillBallin75

Not sure what you mean, Grim.

You said "Government operates the schools, government writes the rules." So if Obamacare isn't struck down then just remember, "Government operates the health care system, government writes the rules."

Originally Posted by StillBallin75

Government operates the schools, government writes the rules so the whole "too-powerful government who has its hands in places it has no business" is bull****.

If you were talking about banning ALL bake sales in the state, then yes, that I would have a problem with.

Doesn't make it a good rule just because the government created it. Like, we can't really do much about it. Like, overreaching B.S.

Originally Posted by Grim17

You said "Government operates the schools, government writes the rules." So if Obamacare isn't struck down then just remember, "Government operates the health care system, government writes the rules."

Except Obamacare doesn't make the government operate the health care system any more than Federal aviation regulations means that government operates the airline industry.

While it is a stupid law, in school we were only allowed one bake sale, so we had to come up with different ideas on how to raise money, and generally raised more money from things other than our one bake sale.