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Bake sales to be banned in Massachusetts schools

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    Fundraising tool becomes target of obesity fight

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-- because we'll have on this classics.

Fundraising tour that we have all taken part and -- one -- -- another is now the target.

The obesity fight that is going on in the state of Massachusetts -- state Health Department officials there have banned bake sales folks.

In -- push to try to get students to eat better and be more healthy.

This move comes as a new study claims that the American obesity rate will jump to 42%.

By 2030 that's not a good number nobody's gonna feel good about that -- Cycle -- joins me he's the president.

A parental rights dot org so Michael what -- basically they say they're gonna do away with the bake sales.

Also you know candy sales that they -- to raise money to take a class trip or for the baseball team or whatever they have to deal.

They say it's all really sending the wrong message what say -- -- I stated overweight government is not gonna solve the problem -- the obesity we need to make sure that parents and their friends and family.

Are directly dealing with this problem the idea you can stop this by -- -- -- really is ridiculous.

Yeah I mean and they're saying that it's a really important fund raising tour and the reason that they keep doing it time and time again the Bakes out -- -- can raise 20550 bucks if your band marching band is to take a trip or.

The -- -- thing they say works really well for raising money in these projects so they're thinking that maybe critics today is not going to be such a big selling.

Point outside of the school after -- after schools over.

Does anybody think the camp -- girls would still be alive that they had campfire -- salary -- is its cookies that's gonna sell.

And -- the reality is.

Some people have this problem not everybody and a one size fits all government solution to a problem that's really for a few.

Isn't the way to go in and free country where where we're trying to -- -- everybody's lives not the lives of those who really need help.

And you know you made -- -- beginning really it's it's up to parents to sort of oversee what you're kinsey and maybe you say while.

You know you can split that will -- one little bag of cookies -- guys can share them.

You know I mean it seems to me that the portions and the amount is really what has causes obesity problem in America.

And the that has long -- That along with the fact that kids don't downplay any more the -- you get out and leave the Xbox alone and got side to run around clients to -- -- ride -- -- But those are things that parents can do in the government is a very -- equipped to be able to make that kind of a change in a child's life.

Still what was going I Massachusetts is this gonna pass or is there an uproar that will in answer to make them come up with a different plan.

Well you know who knows a Massachusetts it has the man -- -- government down pretty well it pretty effective form of government -- but.

Maybe the backlash will be sufficient but hopefully.

No other state will decide that they don't like liberty this much that they're going to try to control our lives in these kinds of really.

Overreaching.

Levels of of interference.

Is there any role they think firfer government or for school systems in sort of helping parents to think about it seems to me the kids get a lot of talk about nutrition at school.

But as you point out you know really it has has to be happening at home is that something that you -- government should have -- Roland.

Well -- -- a little bit of role of an educator perhaps here and there but really study friends and family someone who sees a child was -- in a situation.

They need to go talk to the -- somebody -- -- hasn't catcher relationship.

Extended family neighbors friends that's -- literally going to be effective government programs government sheets.

Aren't going to be as effective as an involved friend that really -- -- need and steps in the says you need to do something about that.

And so right Michael Farris thank you very much good to have -- well today.

Let's get excited when I come out of my church or school and there's a bake sale and fifth and Miguel isn't really.

-- you feel like you're visiting Denver somebody trying to help pay for -- -- you plus you have to and you can get you have budget cupcakes for about.

I bake sales when you're young show where we went door to door -- -- chocolate bars we did that take a one dollar.

Ice it by some of the virus with the money I got pretty hit hit hit an item on that yeah.

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