[quote=FlyerInHi]BG, free will and self determination is limited by context.
Maybe corporations don’t want a healthy population. Where would the consumers of their product come from? not staying it’s a backroom conspiracy, but a confluence of established interests that is blocking progress.[/quote]I think the average Joe and Jane 6p are smart enough to realize that they don’t have to pay any attention to the Dunkin Donuts and Marlboro billboards so prevalent on the interstates in many states. And in the Mojave desert here in CA, we have multiple billboards urging (northbound I-15) motorists to try numerous “all you can eat” buffets when they arrive in your neck of the woods. Certainly, these motorists realize that they can just stop at Vons in LV and get a fresh yogurt and/or a mixed salad and a bag of apples if they didn’t bring any food from their SoCal homes with them. Especially if they will be just passing thru LV and intend to spend the night in UT :=0
I had a relative who lived in the LV area for ten years. I visited them 2-4 times per year and always drove straight to their house where their guest room was waiting for me. I never once set foot inside a casino in all my visits there. As such, I could easily live on the CA side of Lake Tahoe (SLT) and never set foot inside a casino. In fact, I can’t stand cigarette smoke blowing through the ceiling vents … even in “non-smoking” areas.
