http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/03/11/the-new-york-city-soda-ban-explained/
This article is on a Manhattan judge ruling on Mayor Bloomberg's soda legislation. While this is not the most pressing issue in national politics, I thought it was very relevant to our discussion of the dual court system. This state court issue has received a lot of national attention. I personally think that regulating soda purchases is a little too far. Doesn't the government have bigger fish to fry?
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Hahaha, this made me laugh a bit! I do agree with Talia that this is a bit far, but I can understand why the federal government may want to regulate it. I feel that the government does have way more important things at hand than this and should take care of those issues first. This can be pushed back unless it turns into a monopoly or gets way too much power.
ReplyDeleteI find this restriction on "sugary beverages" where you cannot buy one above 16 ounces a waste of time. First off you can still buy several bottles that of the sugary beverages, exceeding 16 ounces. While this legislation may have good intentions, this is not of our most pressing issues, and my concern is if legislation today can take something as simple away from its citizens as a 16 ounce soda, what else can it take?
ReplyDeleteI do not think that the regulation of soda sales should be as important as it has been made to be, especially with more pressing issues at hand. I do agree that the intent was good, but this issue is not relevant compared to other matters.
ReplyDeleteThe language of the article regarding how a "sugary beverage" is even defined is laughable with how many loopholes and exceptions there are. I think it's a stupid idea to regulate the size of a soda in the first place. Limiting drink size to 16 ounces is not going to help fight obesity. I think it's funny that the article says that the beverage industry and the conservatives win. The consumers win, if they choose to purchase such beverages. If there wasn't a demand for these drinks, then there wouldn't have been such a strong backlash against the ban.
ReplyDeleteThe government should regulate some parts of American's lives, but how much soda they drink. Most consumers understand the effects of drinking too much soda, therefore they don't need the government telling how much they can drink of it.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a waste of the government's time, and something that shouldn't even be regulated.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with the points that Grace raised. As far as the government trying to regulate soda consumption, I feel that the government has no place to decide what people buy and drink. Everyone buying soda should be fully aware that it is not healthy for you and by buying that soda, it is the person's choice. The government has no place to be this controlling of individuals' choices.
ReplyDeleteI think that this legislation is silly this doesn't really deter large quantity soda sales and creates more waste in packaging at the same time. If i had to create a policy to regulate this I would require warning labels on cups over 16 ounces similar to what they do with cigarettes
ReplyDeleteI think that this legislation is silly this doesn't really deter large quantity soda sales and creates more waste in packaging at the same time. If i had to create a policy to regulate this I would require warning labels on cups over 16 ounces similar to what they do with cigarettes
ReplyDeleteRegulating how much soda one person can buy won't solve anything. Like people have said, one can buy several bottles of a 16 ounce soda and it will be more than 16 oz. Though it has good intentions to make New York less "fat," people need to take it among themselves to drink less soda/none at all to deflate the stereotype of "Fat America."
ReplyDeleteThis is absurd. It is a big enough issue on the economy, gun control, gay marriage... do they really think that their time is better spent worrying about sodas? Our country is so backwards. It truly disgusts me.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the cause was well-intended, but ultimately I'm surprised that this piece of legislation was even considered due to the lurking list of priorities that I would assume the governor has. I would not be surprised, however, if there was any major lobbying by the beverage industry to stop the legislation from passing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a failed legislation really. For one simple reason, one it's unconstitutional, but 2 is much more logical. People will just get more refills. If you get smaller portions at dinner or a buffet, you usually get seconds don't you? No different with the soda ban.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why something this dumb is getting the attention it is receiving. As Brian said, if you have smaller cups you will just get more refills. If people want more than 16 ounces of soda they will find a way to get more than 16 ounces of soda.
ReplyDeleteI can see the attempt to create healthier lifestyles, yet I completely agree with Lauren's comment about how you can buy multiple smaller sized sodas which could add up to more than the regulated amount. This seems a little too far.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a bad idea... There's no way they will be able to regulate these beverages. If the consumer can't buy a big version of something, they will buy many smaller versions to get the same amount. I like the idea of trying to have a healthier lifestyle, but this just doesn't seem realistic.
ReplyDeleteLauren has seeemed to hit the head on the thought that it is quite idiotic to ban over 16 ounces because nothing is stopping someone from drinking however much soda they want to drink. Society truly has become a controlling entity when you see they try to control what citizens are drinking.
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