Bloomberg stressed that we have a responsibility to combat obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and that the government must consequently regulate what people can/cannot put in their bodies. Michelle Obama even came down to applaud the idea.
Last night I was out with a group of friends at a chic Soho restaurant called the Dutch, and we started talking about the soda ban.
One of them defended it, saying that ‘we’ have a responsibility to do something about the obesity problem in this country.
“Excuse me,” I asked, “but who exactly is ‘we’…? I certainly didn’t come into this world born with a burden prevent obesity. And I’m pretty sure nobody else signed up for it either.”
‘We’ is one of the most dangerous words in the English language, particularly when bandied about in Western representative democracy.
It’s a term often used when a politician wants to thrust a burden or obligation onto everyone else’s shoulders, but without being too direct about it.
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ReplyDeleteJust a ruse to make money for the beverage industry, so they can charge more for greater volume of smaller packaging.
ReplyDeleteSo you are at the movies and can't buy a big coke so you buy a smaller one and then buy another later on. Oh I get it. That's the real goal of this.
ReplyDeleteJust more government control. Soon we will be told exactly everything we can and can't do. It's sad that we are not really free in what is supposed to be a FREE COUNTRY. We let politicians do this everytime someone starts clamoring for some new law.
ReplyDeleteBloomberg proposed this the same day he celebrated national doughnut day!!! Seriously, you can't make this stuff up.
ReplyDeleteSmoke and mirrors to make him look good! why doesn't he worry about something that will make a difference like sending illegals back to their homeland or something similar.
ReplyDeleteThink of the extra taxes the state will generate. A 20oz bottle cost about $1.50. If you have to buy (2) 16oz bottles it will cost more,,,,hence generating more taxes paid to the state.
ReplyDeleteJust another tactic imposed by liberals and democrats who want to dictate every aspect of our lives. I wonder who will be appointed as the Soda Czar??? Communism is alive and well in the USA.
ReplyDeleteWhat The gov trying to control what we do and don't put in out bodies? No, I don't believe it
ReplyDeleteBloomberg is an idiot. He probably has stock in a certain beverage company.
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