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I must be unique then. I don't get this munchie thing.
In later years when you're hacking blood out of your lungs, you can think of this moment.
After adjustment for age, parity, race, physical activity, smoking, alcohol intake, prepregnancy BMI, and Western dietary pattern, intake of sugar-sweetened cola was positively associated with the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), whereas no significant association was found for other SSBs and diet beverages.
So then it was a bit of the ol' hyperbole then.
This is entrapment. Anyone who has ever smoked pot knows you can't resist a 32 oz soda to quench the cottonmouth side effect.
Very sneaky, Bloomberg. :lol:
I am sure nobody is willing to deny a causative relationship between sugar consumption in beverages and increased instanced risks for diabetes.
No ****, significant intake of soda's is not healthy for you.
The fact it's not healthy for you doesn't mean it's wise nor proper to give your local government the power to simply ban and restrict the sale of a legal substance to such a degree.
What I find amazing is how people can be outraged by NY banning the sale of pop over 16oz AND be outraged by NY decriminalizing marijuana possession.
What I find amazing is how people can be outraged by NY banning the sale of pop over 16oz AND be outraged by NY decriminalizing marijuana possession.
So they should be outraged at neither?
I find it amazing how the tyrant king has no problem being a raging hypocrite.
Or they can be outraged by one and fine with the other.
Being outraged at both is what doesn't make any logical sense.
So they should be outraged at neither?
From a purely political point, you have a good point. How about from a law enforcement point, are they both equal? How many crimes has a Big Gulp caused? Just saying.
From a purely political point, you have a good point. How about from a law enforcement point, are they both equal? How many crimes has a Big Gulp caused? Just saying.
I think his point is more that you should be outraged by one and support the other, or vise versa.
Basically you're outraged at the government intrusion into the private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they have access to soda) and support the removal of government intrusion into the private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they can be in trouble for marijuana).
OR
You support the government intrusion into the private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they have access to soda) and are outraged at the removal of government intrusion into private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they can be in trouble for marijuana).
I think his point is more that you should be outraged by one and support the other, or vise versa.
Basically you're outraged at the government intrusion into the private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they have access to soda) and support the removal of government intrusion into the private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they can be in trouble for marijuana).
OR
You support the government intrusion into the private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they have access to soda) and are outraged at the removal of government intrusion into private individuals choice of what to put in their body (limiting how they can be in trouble for marijuana).
The Big Gulp has "caused" probably about as many crimes...sans the crime of simply possessing/selling/etc of it...that Pot has.
You remember the phrase 2nd amendment fans use routinely...Gun's don't kill people, people kill people. Well, pot doesn't commit crimes, people commit crimes.
Ideologically this is easy, but I'm not quite convince of these premises as a practical matter.
It's not hypocritical if the impetus for both laws is to minimize government expenditures associated with these things.
So it's not about health, but about how we can fine people. gotcha.
I don't think he's talking about fines. Pot laws cost billions of dollars in interdiction costs, trial costs, and penitentiary costs. Unhealthy food/drink adds to medical costs.