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Should those 64 oz. sodas be banned?

No. Your body, your choice.
 
Absolutely not, that's idiotic.
 
You know, I typically purchase those 64 ounce sodas when I am driving on long road trips. Having to purchase two or more of those beverages certainly would be a considerable inconvenience to me, not to mention the additional expense and inefficiency of it; the only people that would benefit from this stupid and meddlesome law are the concessions stand owners and the manufacturers of disposable beverage cups.

And that is about all I can say about the people of New York and their government within the bounds of propriety.
 
Too small. They should make them bigger
 
Viktyr Korimir said:
You know, I typically purchase those 64 ounce sodas when I am driving on long road trips. Having to purchase two or more of those beverages certainly would be a considerable inconvenience to me, not to mention the additional expense and inefficiency of it; the only people that would benefit from this stupid and meddlesome law are the concessions stand owners and the manufacturers of disposable beverage cups.

And that is about all I can say about the people of New York and their government within the bounds of propriety.
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I didn't think about this until later, but yeah. I'm still going to want to drink the same amount, and buying 3-4 smaller sizes would actually cost me more. How does that benefit me, again?
 
Dunno what 64oz is...
 
PeteEU said:
Okie.. then no :) But a high tax on all soda with sugar would be an idea!
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Most Sodas have High Fructose Corn Syrup as a sweetener not Sugar

Why do you propose a higher Tax?
 
Snake_Plissken said:
Most Sodas have High Fructose Corn Syrup as a sweetener not Sugar

Why do you propose a higher Tax?
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It is a way to get people off bad things without outright banning it. . that is what we have done to cigarettes after all.
 
PeteEU said:
It is a way to get people off bad things without outright banning it. . that is what we have done to cigarettes after all.
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Why don't we do that with alcohol?
 
PeteEU said:
It is a way to get people off bad things without outright banning it. . that is what we have done to cigarettes after all.
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Cost of cigarettes has had little effect on smoking. A shift in public perception considering smoking bad, in moral and health sense and restrictions on where you can smoke are what has reduced the smoking rate.
 
I'm for banning the 512 oz. drinks. 64 seems so small by comparison.
 
Have we discovered, after millions in gov't funded research, that large servings of soda pop at movies, delis and restaraunts are the 'root cause' of obesity? Have we determined that a 16 oz. (per serving) size maximum will, in fact, stop "Porky" from simply buying two (or more) sodas during a meal or a movie? Have we decided that food stamp users, based on the classic argument (excuse?) for many such food aid users must shop at 'convenience' stores, should spend more on soda pop, and buying the "economy size" should be no longer an option for them? Do we really want more smaller soda containers in our landfills? As with many gov't regulations that sound "oh so good", they often require many more "follow on regulations" to correct the unintended consequences of the first. This is an insane law.
 
radcen said:
Should those 64 oz. sodas be banned?

Should those 64 oz. sodas be banned?
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When did Americans become so stupid, they vote in idiots who believe they're kings and think it fine? You can't buy and consume a 64oz soda!

I refuse to ride the "Lemming Train", but don't let me stop those that need this type direction, in their daily lives to exist from day to day!
 
Mayor Bloomberg strikes back!
NY mayor blasts sugar ban critics: "That's a lot of soda" - Yahoo! News

Bloomberg said that the proposal was aimed towards the city's poorer residents who may not have a sophisticated understanding of nutrition.
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Then do an education program and leave us alone otherwise.


Bloomberg went on to compare controversy over the proposal to his 2002 ban on smoking in bars and restaurants.

"You think this was bad?" Bloomberg asked. With the smoking ban, "everybody was opposed to it. today, virtually every major city in America does it ... whole countries!
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The primary argument against smoking is bars is not for the smoker, but for the other people who breathe in second-hand smoke. There is no such thing as second-hand soda, so this argument is a huge fail.


"Nobody is taking away any of your rights," Bloomberg said later in the broadcast. "This way, we're just telling you ‘That's a lot of soda.'"
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Liar. You're taking away people's right to make their own decisions regarding how much in volume of certain drinks they choose to consume.
 
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