Since the tragedy of September 11th, our country has banned together in a show of nationalism and solidarity. Everyone from soccer moms to CNN are waving the flag to show their association with the movement. But, some institutions and practices that have long been viewed as patriotic or the “American way” are in need of reform. The fast food industry falls under this umbrella. In the past nothing represented Americana like baseball, apple pie, a …showed first 75 words of 1688 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1688 total…menu along with some self restraint one can make a specialized order that is reasonably healthy. The qualifier in this argument is that fast food franchises do still exist. And since they exist and are a business, they must be making money. From this one can deduce that no matter how much the health of this fast food nation suffers, we are still frequenting these businesses and purchasing their products of our own free will.