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Government control of beverages
posted at May 31, 2012 7:30 PM EDT
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"This is getting a lot of buzz this morning. Billionaire Mayor Mike, on the heels of banning barroom smoking and trans fat in New York, now wants to go after large sodas. The Bloomberg “big gulp” ban would apply to any drink over 16 oz." http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidwhelan/2012/05/31/mayor-bloomberg-plays-doctor-from-the-back-of-his-limo/ This is going a bit far when the government tries to enforce what size beverage you may order. Will they next tell you whether you can have fries with it, and the amount of beef in your sandwich. Bloomberg is going to far here. Even though I drink diet pop or water, the idea that the government is stepping into such areas is scary. You may argue that some of these foods are not healthy but that is not even the point. It is the government telling you what you may order at a restaurant. Even if this was instituted many places have refills, so would he ban how many refills you may obtain. I can see where this would just lead people having to pay more for the beverages they drink. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 3, 2012 3:47 PM EDT
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As NYC residents we discussed this. Sometimes you get a larger drink so that you can split it between two people. It's less costly that way. His heart may be in the right place, but the smarter thing would be an educational campaign explaining what excessive sugar does with regard to weight gain and type 2 diabetes. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 4, 2012 2:05 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Government control of beverages: As NYC residents we discussed this. Sometimes you get a larger drink so that you can split it between two people. It's less costly that way. His heart may be in the right place, but the smarter thing would be an educational campaign explaining what excessive sugar does with regard to weight gain and type 2 diabetes. Posted by Labrat64 That is a good point. Even though my wife and I both drink diet pops getting a larger drink can be a cost savings. Doubt that they would make a large size available to diet when they cannot to the others. I agree that education is the proper method rather than dictating this by law. Will they next legislate about foods also? I do not like the precedent this is setting. He is stepping into an area he should not be considering. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 8, 2012 11:31 AM EDT
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I think for my wife and we are going to do the right thing, diet pop is formaldrhyde because it just sets on your fatty tissue and causes a person to get larger, my wife and i have'nt drank pop or diet pop for over 5 years and we don't miss it. but at the same time why should someone tell some body else what they should drink, this IS a free country and we still have free speech. so many people want have so much control makes you wonder what they like. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 8, 2012 2:57 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Government control of beverages: I think for my wife and we are going to do the right thing, diet pop is formaldrhyde because it just sets on your fatty tissue and causes a person to get larger, my wife and i have'nt drank pop or diet pop for over 5 years and we don't miss it. but at the same time why should someone tell some body else what they should drink, this IS a free country and we still have free speech. so many people want have so much control makes you wonder what they like. Posted by eddiewilliams Eddie this is far from being a free country considering the taxes we pay.  Look at the article that was posted on AARP. http://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-05-2012/sugar-fat-tax-attack.html Trying to decide if they are part of the problem or just contributors to it. If you eat or drink anything out of a can or bottle you may assume there are other things in it. Do you think even organic foods lack anything toxic. Anything grown outside receives rain which carry a number of polutants. On the other hand if I am really thirsty it is water I drink to quench my thirst, but drinking diet pop does not scare me. It is not whether we absorb toxic products or not, but only how much. I don't want to be a vegan, but as I have gotten older my preference has turned to chicken and fish rather than beef. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 9, 2012 11:36 AM EDT
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This is way over the top. Personally, I am not able to even hold a Big Gulp but to have the government say I am not allowed to even try is tooooooooo much. This is right in there with the government telling folks how to spend their food stamp money. No sweets, no sodas, ect. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 9, 2012 8:30 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Government control of beverages: This is right in there with the government telling folks how to spend their food stamp money. No sweets, no sodas, ect. Posted by maemee70 Perhaps we should just give them the food that they should have . . . . . since in some case we are also paying for their health care too under Medicaid or as a cost shift if they are not insured. Seems they are dictating what children bring to school to eat in their lunch. They tell the schools what should be on and off the menu. So why not make those that we are paying so much for in healthcare, a healthier lot? I'm all for freedoms but not at the expense of someone else. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 10, 2012 11:53 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Government control of beverages: Big bro is trying to control everything we do. This is just another example of it. Posted by fjf And his simple solution is to tax it. Wasn't there an issue about taxation and reprsentation more than 200 years ago. I guess the big difference is the taxes are higher and we have charlatans representing us. |
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Re: Government control of beverages
posted at June 10, 2012 12:01 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Government control of beverages: This is way over the top. Personally, I am not able to even hold a Big Gulp but to have the government say I am not allowed to even try is tooooooooo much. This is right in there with the government telling folks how to spend their food stamp money. No sweets, no sodas, ect. Posted by maemee70 Foodstamps are a bit different since it is someone else paying for those, and I think there should be some controls over what the stamps may be used. In this case someone else is paying to help people have access to nutricious food, so some controls are necessary so other people's taxes are not abused. This is not to say if they have other money they cannot purchase other items, but food stamps are a gift from tax payers not a right. |
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