Informal outline: Television advertising to children

• Children watch more television than ever.
• Snacks marketed to children are often unhealthy and fattening.
• Childhood obesity can cause diabetes and other health problems.
• Solving these health problems costs taxpayers billions of dollars.
• Therefore, these ads are actually costing the public money.
• But if advertising is free speech, do we have the right to regulate it?
• We regulate liquor and cigarette ads on television, so why not advertising aimed at children?