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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?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.
Dunno what 64oz is...
2qts...2 litres approx
Okie.. then no But a high tax on all soda with sugar would be an idea!
Should those 64 oz. sodas be banned?
Most Sodas have High Fructose Corn Syrup as a sweetener not Sugar
Why do you propose a higher Tax?
It is a way to get people off bad things without outright banning it. . that is what we have done to cigarettes after all.
It is a way to get people off bad things without outright banning it. . that is what we have done to cigarettes after all.
It is a way to get people off bad things without outright banning it. . that is what we have done to cigarettes after all.
Why don't we do that with alcohol?
Why don't we do that with alcohol?
Then do an education program and leave us alone otherwise.Bloomberg said that the proposal was aimed towards the city's poorer residents who may not have a sophisticated understanding of nutrition.
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.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!
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."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.'"