Joe Willie On The Shrimpbox: Everyone Has The Right To Eat.

Everyone has a right to eat.

If you go to your favorite restaurant you should be served. Some people can’t afford this restaurant and must go to a less expensive place to eat. This dining establishment will be run by the government and charge the same prices for all. Since everyone has a right to eat no one will be turned away. If they can’t afford the bill then the government will pay for the meal. Some people do not want to eat out every night. No matter, they will be charged for a meal anyway. This will help pay for those free meals that will be given away.
If for some reason you decide not to eat at your favorite place and try dining out at the government restaurant you can never go back to where you once ate. You must continue to eat at the government run restaurant. Meanwhile your favorite restaurant has been told by the government that they have five years to change their menu and prices to match that of the government establishment.
As time goes by more and more people are eating at the government restaurant. Many of the privately owned places are closed since their customer base is dwindling and they can’t compete with places that give out free meals. The waiting lines at the government restaurants are getting longer and longer. In order to meet the expanded capacity the seating hostess insists upon reservations a week in advance and she will make the determination as to exactly when you can eat. The government restaurant is now running out of food because the budget does not allow for so many customers. The seating hostess again has a solution. Some people will be served smaller portions since they do not need as much food. Elderly people especially do not burn as many calories as younger folks and only need to eat every other day. This decision was not made by a trained nutritionist but by the wait staff at the restaurant. Even so the government restaurant still cannot turn a profit and costs are going up. The people are told that some folks have plenty of money and can pay for their meals and provide enough to expand the government restaurant. Therefore we can take money from those wealthy folks and give it away to those who need it. The people are not allowed to do this of course because that would be stealing so the government does this and calls it progressive taxation. To avoid this theft many of the wealthy people move their money to another location so there is none left to steal.
Soon we find that everyone is eating for free but the food isn’t any good. The wait for a table is terribly long and you do not get what you want to eat but only what you are told you deserve to eat. Farmers do not want to sell their vegetables for the prices the government is willing to pay. Chefs cannot create appetizing and nutritious entrees since there is no material and little incentive to improve the menu. In fact there is a drastic shortage of chefs since the private restaurants have closed down and there is no profit to be made for those who want to make a living in the culinary arts.
Now there are food shortages everywhere. The people cry out for help because they are starving but there is no help. How do you like your free meals now?