Chapter 10, Question 2

The nation is currently having issues with advertising properly and deciding what to advertise. As the upcoming election rolls around, prop 37 is a popular topic that has to do with advertising. It is about labeling genetically modified foods. We have been eating foods containing genetically modified ingredients for years, however, they were unlabeled. The prop is trying to make consumers aware of the fact that they are eating genetically modified foods. Opposers believe that this will scare people away from the foods. Wootan’s stance was that the government should closely monitor how foods are being advertised in order to decrease the obesity rate and there should be strict regulations on what’s healthy and what is not. On the other hand, Liodice is responding to the issue arguing that having strict guidelines will violate freedom of speech of companies and the companies should not be held responsible for failure of parents to provide essential nutrients to children. I believe that Wootan’s argument was stronger because of the fact that it was very particular and advertising does play a much more important role than Liodice failed to emphasize. As for prop 37, lets just wait and see the results.