Food Trucks Should be Banned
CON (4 arguments)
The Plan:
Regulate, not annihilate food trucks all together.
Key Phrase: Regulate, not annihilate. (It rhymes)
Weighing:
Regulate vs. prohibit. Judge, one is reversible and one isn’t. One is a moderate approach to things and the other an extreme measure. Judge, you should look to the negation side of this debate because we are moderate. By banning food trucks, you are completely annihilating it. Judge, look to the common ground in this debate- the CON side. Why? Because by voting for regulating food trucks, not prohibiting them completely, judge, you acknowledge both the faults in food trucks and get rid of them through new regulations and protocols, while still keeping the many goods of food trucks we’ve proved throughout this debate. With the PRO side, you get none of the good stuff from food trucks. So judge, don’t look to the extreme measure of completely prohibiting food trucks entirely because this is unnecessary- what we need are new regulations and rules, not extremist measures.
Judge, we don’t have to prohibit food trucks completely. Just like any business, there are faults in food trucks- we acknowledge that. But there are also a lot of good qualities in them, as we’ll prove. That’s why, judge, to get the best of both worlds, you should look towards the CON, because we support a policy wherein food trucks will be regulated, to eliminate most of the negatives that the PRO has pointed out, while still keeping all the positives we’ve pointed out. It’s a win-win for everyone. Just like there are tons of regulations on the restaurant industry, like health inspections, nutrition labels, occupancy limits, and more, food trucks could have similar regulation. Do you honestly believe that all the regulation we have on things like restaurants and our stock market were created in a day. No. It takes time, and after we have food trucks for a while we will have sufficient knowledge about them to successfully regulate them, just like we do for all other businesses. Judge, just because the first try had a few minor faults doesn’t mean we should scrap the whole idea. Remember: Regulate, not annihilate food trucks.
In 2007, the Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association adopted the California Retail Food Code, and much of what restaurants are obligated to do, they mirror that for the food trucks. When the county of Los Angeles was trying to figure out a way to pass a grading ordinance, the association supported it completely. Trucks are inspected twice a year and even more if brought out for special events. Because the food trucks are mobile, they are inspected more, not less. The Health Department has told the group that since it started grading trucks, the trucks have had a higher percentage of A’s than restaurants did when they first started grading restaurants.
Why not allow something that just makes money? Food trucks don’t harm anyone, and they’re just a form of making money and business for a family. There is nothing wrong with running a food truck, and cities should allow all appropriate business enterprises to exist.
People rely on these food trucks for food. This can be for several reasons. Due to the food truck’s mobility, a makeshift restaurant can be set up almost anywhere, providing a convenient and easy way to find food. Furthermore, these trucks serve quick, easy-to-carry food that is necessary for the fast-paced walking businessman or athlete.