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Franz Kafka once said "So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being." I believe that there should not be a law that requires restaurants and fast food places to post nutritional information on their menus. But i believe that if a customer needs to know the nutrition then they have the authority to ask the restaurant or fast food place for the information. Some people want to go to fast food places or restaurants just to have a good time with their families. Another reason people do not want to know nutritional facts is because they just want to enjoy the food and cherish it. Other than that I don't believe that there should be a law that requires restaurants to post nutritional information on their

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