Freedom From Fries Analysis

Imagine living in a society where all people come together to help each other achieve a greater goal for all. A society where people are willing to make the contributions that are necessary to improve society as a whole. Well according to the concepts of the Catholic church, that would be define as a society that is working for the common good. The common good is define as, “to contribute to a worthy cause and to improve society in many ways even when benefits of this progress will go primary to others” (T. Massaro 85). The article Freedom from Fries, covers the three concepts of the Catholic church, however, I would like to focus on the concept of common good and how it is not only demonstrated in the article but also offers a solution to …show more content…
In the article, the author states how one of the reason these fast food restaurants are unable to serve healthy items at a cheap price is because the cost to make healthier items cost a lot more. According the article, “high-quality products require expensive ingredients” (M. Specter). That is the issue that society would need the help of the government to be able to address. The government could have various of alternatives to help reduce the cost of production to help reduce the cost of the items in restaurants and grocery stores. For instance, they can provide farmers with funds to help with the cost of their productions. If the farmers spend less money on the production of these products, they will be able to sell them at a cheaper rate, which will reduce the prices that consumers purchase them. The consumers would then have the responsibility to purchase these items at the reduce rate to help support the new prices. The government would have another expense in the process of reducing prices but it may reduce some of their other expenses, such as health care. If more people are able to afford healthier foods, it can reduce the population of people who are overweight. It would also result in reducing the amount of people that suffer from diseases such as, diabetes and heart …show more content…
This eventually leads to people being overweight and being diagnose with diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, making further harm to their health. If people applied the concept of common good and begun to work together as a society to improve the eating habits of not only themselves but of others as well, it could greatly reduce the population of people who are overweight. It is possible to achieve as long as people work together to achieve