Mayor Bloomberg brings us New York's latest brand of fascism, a proposed ban on sugary drinks of over 16 ounces.
In a time when jobs are scarce, crime is up, and a laundry list of actual problems face society dear Mayor Bloomberg has pushed forward this brilliant piece of garbage. Now let's pretend for a minute you actually think for some bizarre and possibly insane reason this is a good idea in theory, and skip right to asking "How in the hell is this going to curb the issue of obesity?"
1) Anyone with a pulse knows an arbitrary unit of measurement placed on a ban like this will just lead to the same company that offered a 32 ounce Big Gulp to offer you a new and improved 16 ounce pair of sodas or a million other simple workarounds. This does NOTHING to curb any sugar intake by anyone. This is simply a further attack on business, period.
2) I can honestly say I have never in my life bought a Big Gulp in these massive sizes being targeted by this bill, and while I have had my share of super-sized sodas from fast food places, that was only as a side effect of wanting the super-sized fries, and the attempts early on to tell the cashiers "Can you just give me the drink in a medium cup so it will fit my cup holder?" Just led to the same mastery and efficiency as when you order your sandwich as anything other than "As it comes" or "Plain" so I would just begrudgingly take the mountain of soda as well. Are we supposed to believe that after I chow down on my triple bacon cheeseburger and large fries that it's that evil soda that's causing me to be fat? Are we concerned that health conscience people are being confused? "Yes, I'd like a grilled chicken salad, a side order of fresh fruit, oh and a 64 ounce Pepsi to wash it down with, I'm training for a marathon you know, gotta stay hydrated!"
3) Is this is a sensational decoy? Probably, get the conservatives worked up over a trivial bill..I gotcha...but at the same time...it's also real legislation...how are liberals able to justify trying to push legislation like this now? Like usual, it comes down to control. People make poor decisions, can't accept blame, so it's the evil company that put that 64 ounce soda in your fat sausage fingers every day. To hell with your fat sausage fingers. I have ran the gambit from normal weight to chubby to morbidly obese in my lifetime and I was never at a loss as to why the weight was going up or down. If a person is too stupid to understand a 64 ounce soda is not a healthy choice, then let them die because we certainly don't want that brand of stupidity breeding.
A completely ineffective, expensive, fascist bill pushed by one of the most liberal cities in the country. Color me shocked.
I'm really just surprised he didn't take the opportunity to blame guns for obesity as well.
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