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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Video: Los Angeles bans new fast-food restaurants in South LA 60;This is not an attempt to control what food people put in their mouths,61; LA city council member Jan Perry insists, but of course the new ban on new fast-food restaurants in South LA is exactly that. Perry just wants to 60;diversify their food options,61; but apparently doesn57;t trust residents to do that for themselves and so wants to limit their options 52; presumably to higher-priced restaurants that may or may not open in their neighborhoods. After all, it57;s not as though there is a shortage of leasing space in these parts of America57;s #2 city. Nor will this help the already-high unemployment in these low-income neighborhoods, as the ban will prevent a steady source of part-time work for students: Perry57;s new plan bans new so-called 60;stand alone61; fast food restaurants opening within half a mile of existing restaurants. Such stand-alone establishments are on their own property, but those same restaurants are OK if they57;re a part of a strip mall, according to the new rules. 60;Give a grocery store and a housing combination a chance to come in,61; Perry said. What, there aren57;t any high-priced French restaurants in South LA? Sacre bleu! That might have something to do with the high unemployment and low incomes in the area. Perry complains that 72% of the restaurants in the area are fast food compared to West LA57;s concentration being in the mid-40s, but the obvious explanation is that higher income areas can support higher-priced restaurants. If Olive Garden could make a profit in South LA, they57;d already be there. The issue isn57;t that fast-food restaurants are hogging the commercial space, but that other establishments aren57;t moving into the area. The people Perry treats as idiots aren57;t terribly happy about the new ban, either: 60;People don57;t need to be told what to eat or what they want to eat. To me, it57;s not right, especially with employment right now,61; said South L.A. resident Joel Rodriguez. What about the jobs? Left Coast Rebel wonders, too: Where liberal policies abound, massive economic failure is not far behind. As previously reported, BLS places LA’s unemployment rate at 11.7% at the end of October. However, here are some more fun facts according to LA publications. To give you an idea of the job market, here is the LA Times: In California, the construction industry has lost 323,100 jobs since the beginning of the recession; manufacturing has lost 209,700. Wouldn’t it be nice for some jobs for low-skill labor in LA? Apparently, LA’s unemployed think so, later in the article, there is a report that focuses on an unemployed convict looking for work in…wait for it…a restaurant: He knows he57;s competing against thousands of other men as he applies for low-end jobs in restaurants and factories, even though the South Los Angeles resident would love to return to driving a truck, which he did before he went to prison. A whopping 20% of LA’s black community has not worked in the past year, proving once again, the wonders of liberal policies for the African American community. I57;d guess Perry will be in the running for a Reason TV Nanny of the Month.
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