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95. No Doughnuts for Old Folks
In New York, the residents at a senior
have been receiving free doughnuts and other baked
for years. The sweets are donated by bakeries
other shops that have leftovers that are not
fresh enough to sell. The seniors devour the
. But the city council has decided that these
are no good for the seniors. It just
a law forbidding free day-old sweets for the
center.
“We want our seniors to live as
as possible, and these sweets can only contribute
obesity. With obesity come high blood pressure, circulation
, and diabetes. So we are doing this for
own good,” said Karl Rove, a city council
.
The senior citizens are having none of this.
immediately called Rove and other council members to
this ban. “Who are these people to tell
what to eat?” asked Doug Fairbanks, a resident
the center. “I’ll bet every one of them
a doughnut several times a week. Where do
get this attitude? They act like they are
parents.
“Instead, they are elected officials who are
to do the will of the people. And
isn’t one person in this senior center who
complained about the free doughnuts. If they’re concerned
seniors, are they going to prohibit all the
in the whole town from eating doughnuts? They
’t just pick on us if they’re interested in
health of all seniors.
“People get a little
of power and it goes straight to their
. We are starting a petition to recall all
council members who voted for this law.”
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