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New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks
The New York Times ^
| May 30, 2012
| MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Posted on 05/30/2012 7:26:28 PM PDT by John W
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:26:36 PM PDT
by
John W
To: John W
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:29:33 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
To: John W
I can see it now, smugglers hauling Big Gulp cups into NYC.
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:31:26 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: John W
Just how do the peeps ban big gov’ts?
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:31:39 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: John W
Jumbo chocolate malt please!
These people are insane.
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:32:56 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: John W
I’d just buy two or three sodas or smuggle in my favorite beverage in the bladder of my Camel Back.
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:33:38 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live athrough it anyway)
To: John W
And nobody is telling this ban-mad-nanny where he can go?
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:33:41 PM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Let me ABOs run loose Lou!)
To: John W
Ya.. like that will fix the problem :/
the problem is not the cup. It’s the hand it’s placed in. I can drink just as much soda at McDonalds with a small or medium cup.
They have free refills after all.
I can see them doing 2 for 1 drinks or selling bottomless cups at the theater. The only effect this ban would have is on drive thru orders.
To: John W
Just give them time. Soon they will be banning the multiple sales of smaller drinks.
To: John W
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:34:22 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(It's not a lie. It's a composite.)
To: John W
I wish I knew how to spell laughingstock ...
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:34:34 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: John W
When Big Gulps are outlawed ....
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:34:57 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: John W
Is obesity really that much of a problem in NYC? You walk everywhere, I don’t remember seeing a lot of chubbs (other than maybe a few tourists passing through?).
To: Doogle
But, on the good news front, the price will be decreased proportionately.
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:36:22 PM PDT
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: John W
He also said he foresaw no adverse effect on local businesses, and he suggested that restaurants could simply charge more for smaller drinks if their sales were to drop.
Typical lib.
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:36:32 PM PDT
by
nhwingut
(Sarah Palin 12... No One Else (Maybe Tim Thomas))
To: John W
So you won’t be able to purchase a 64 ounce Big Gulp but you’ll be able to buy a Margerita that could float a battleship and they’re doing this for health reasons.
Is that about right?
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:36:35 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: John W
Freedom is slavery.®
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:36:41 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Government is the religion of the sociopath.)
To: John W
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:37:39 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: John W
“It’s for your own good” sounds so good, and is the death knell of freedoms and liberties. I want, I demand the freedom to make bad choices. I don’t want some nanny-state do-gooder deciding what he or she thinks is good for me.
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posted on
05/30/2012 7:37:39 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: cableguymn
They have free refills after all. Not for long. By the time Bloomberg is done, the line in front of the counter at a fast food chain will double as a scale/scanner. You don't need to order, your biometrics will be used to order what is good for you. Just pay and take what they give you.
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