Mayor Bloomberg has decided what is good for the the residents of New York City. No longer will you get to quench your thirst with a gallon of sugary liquid. Instead he has outlawed the “Big Gulp”. Seems the honorable nanny believes it is his job to decide how much of a liquid you can consume when you go to a movie or stop in for a drink at a restaurant. So the question is who owns your body? If you want to get fat drinking gallons of sugary delight, shouldn’t you have that right? Shouldn’t the vendor be allowed to sell whatever quantity they want?
Your size might not be getting bigger as a result but damn sure the government’s size is.
From Gateway Pundit via Drudge:
Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to enact a new law to ban large soda drinks from restaurants, theaters and from food carts.
The New York Times reported:New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.
The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.
