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http://news.yahoo.com/york-mayor-bloomberg-propose-ban-sale-large-sugary-035357237--sector.html
Pardon the rant- but: Are you kidding me?! I almost never drink soda's and couldn't drink a Big Gulp if my life depended on it, but if Bloomberg can unilaterally decide this, then what else? Has he been to Katz Deli lately? or is Katz next? If he wants the majority of NYC citizens to not be overweight then- get them off their bubble butts and run, bike, play outside and not on the computer etc. If the residents of the city stand for this- you are really just out of your mind because you just bought into the idea, part and parcel, that the Government can and will control anything it chooses about your life.
BTW- the picture above is from Katz Deli on Houston Street which IMHO is the greatest deli in the world. The Pastrami sandwich rivals sex as one of the great discoveries in life. It's also a heartattack on a plate. So if the mayor can unilaterally decide that you can't buy a "Big Gulp because it could make you fat- then why not tell you that you can't have a Pastrami sandwich?
Ok - off my soap box- let the rumpus begin (but try not to insult each other when you do so ok?)
http://news.yahoo.com/york-mayor-bloomberg-propose-ban-sale-large-sugary-035357237--sector.html
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose a far-reaching municipal ban on sales of large-size sugary beverages by restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theaters and delis, his administration said on Wednesday.
A document outlining the proposal said it was aimed at fighting an epidemic of obesity...
Pardon the rant- but: Are you kidding me?! I almost never drink soda's and couldn't drink a Big Gulp if my life depended on it, but if Bloomberg can unilaterally decide this, then what else? Has he been to Katz Deli lately? or is Katz next? If he wants the majority of NYC citizens to not be overweight then- get them off their bubble butts and run, bike, play outside and not on the computer etc. If the residents of the city stand for this- you are really just out of your mind because you just bought into the idea, part and parcel, that the Government can and will control anything it chooses about your life.
BTW- the picture above is from Katz Deli on Houston Street which IMHO is the greatest deli in the world. The Pastrami sandwich rivals sex as one of the great discoveries in life. It's also a heartattack on a plate. So if the mayor can unilaterally decide that you can't buy a "Big Gulp because it could make you fat- then why not tell you that you can't have a Pastrami sandwich?
Ok - off my soap box- let the rumpus begin (but try not to insult each other when you do so ok?)