Re: Bloomberg Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks Like Coke a Cola

he was from BOSTON and DEMOCRAT you can't get any lower as scum



On 5/31/12, thematter65@aol.com <thematter65@aol.com> wrote:
> bloomberg is a reptilican, like your other heroes, mkkkonnel, kkkantor,
> palin, cheney, bush and norquist....be quiet and fall in line, like the rest
> of the lemmings....
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com>
> To: Open Debate Political Forum IMHO <opendebateforum@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thu, May 31, 2012 1:38 pm
> Subject: Re: Bloomberg Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks Like
> Coke a Cola
>
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> NYC is the epitome of the socialist nanny state.
> On May 31, 12:35 pm, Leader of 71 <lesjul...@gmail.com> wrote:
> [image: The New York Times] <http://www.nytimes.com/>
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> May 30, 2012
> New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary DrinksBy MICHAEL M.
> GRYNBAUM<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/michael_...>
>
> New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas
> and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts,
> in
> the most ambitious effort yet by theBloomberg
> administration<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/michael_...>
>
> o
> combat rising
> obesity<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/symptoms/morbid-obesity/overv...>
> .
>
> The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary
> drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from
> energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of
> sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium
> coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under
> the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next
> March.
>
> The measure would not apply to
> diet<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/food-guide-pyram...>sodas,
> fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages;
> it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.
>
> "Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the United States, public
> health officials are wringing their hands saying, 'Oh, this is terrible,'
> "
> Mr. Bloomberg said in an interview on Wednesday in the Governor's Room at
> City Hall.
>
> "New York City is not about wringing your hands; it's about doing
> something," he said. "I think that's what the public wants the mayor to
> do."
>
> A spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, an arm of the soda
> industry's national trade group, criticized the city's proposal on
> Wednesday. The industry has clashed repeatedly with the city's health
> department, saying it has unfairly singled out soda; industry groups have
> bought subway advertisements promoting their cause.
>
> "The New York City health department's unhealthy obsession with attacking
> soft drinks is again pushing them over the top," the industry spokesman,
> Stefan Friedman, said. "It's time for serious health professionals to move
> on and seek solutions that are going to actually curb obesity. These
> zealous proposals just distract from the hard work that needs to be done
> on
> this front."
>
> Mr. Bloomberg's proposal requires the approval of the Board of Health, a
> step that is considered likely because the members are all appointed by
> him, and the board's chairman is the city's health commissioner, who
> joined
> the mayor in supporting the measure on Wednesday.
>
> Mr. Bloomberg has made public health one of the top priorities of his
> lengthy tenure, and has championed a series of aggressive regulations,
> including bans
> onsmoking<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/specialtopic/smoking-and-smok...>
>
> n
> restaurants and parks, a prohibition against artificial trans
> at<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/trans_...>
> in
> restaurant food and a requirement for health inspection grades to be
> posted
> in restaurant windows.
>
> The measures have led to occasional derision of the mayor as Nanny
> Bloomberg, by those who view the restrictions as infringements on personal
> freedom. But many of the measures adopted in New York have become models
> for other cities, including restrictions on smoking and trans fats, as
> well
> as the use of graphic advertising to combat smoking and soda consumption,
> and the demand that chain restaurants post calorie contents next to
> prices.
>
> In recent years, soda has emerged as a battleground in efforts to counter
> obesity. Across the nation, some school districts have banned the sale of
> soda in schools, and some cities have banned the sale of soda in public
> buildings.
>
> In New York City, where more than
> half<http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cdp/cdp_pan_know_obesity.shtml>of
> adults are obese or overweight, Dr. Thomas Farley, the health
> commissioner,
> blames sweetened drinks for up to half of the increase in city obesity
> rates over the last 30 years. About a third of New Yorkers drink one or
> more sugary drinks a day, according to the city. Dr. Farley said the city
> had seen higher obesity rates in neighborhoods where soda consumption was
> more common.
>
> The ban would not apply to drinks with fewer than 25
> calories<http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/diet-calories/overv...>
>
> er
> 8-ounce serving, like zero-calorie Vitamin Waters and unsweetened iced
> teas, as well as diet sodas.
>
> Restaurants, delis, movie theater and ballpark concessions would be
> affected, because they are regulated by the health department. Carts on
> sidewalks and in Central Park would also be included, but not vending
> machines or newsstands that serve only a smattering of fresh food items.
>
> At fast-food chains, where sodas are often dispersed at self-serve
> fountains, restaurants would be required to hand out cup sizes of 16
> ounces
> or less, regardless of whether a customer opts for a diet drink. But free
> refills — and additional drink purchases — would be allowed.
>
> Corner stores and bodegas would be affected if they are defined by the
> city
> as "food service establishments." Those stores can most easily be
> identified by the health department letter grades they are required to
> display in their windows.
>
> The mayor, who said he occasionally drank a diet soda "on a hot day,"
> contested the idea that the plan would limit consumers' choices, saying
> the
> option to buy more soda would always be available.
>
> "Your argument, I guess, could be that it's a little less convenient to
> have to carry two 16-ounce drinks to your seat in the movie theater rather
> than one 32 ounce," Mr. Bloomberg said in a sarcastic tone. "I don't think
> you can make the case that we're taking things away."
>
> 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.
>
> The Bloomberg administration had made previous, unsuccessful efforts to
> make soda consumption less appealing. The mayor supported a state tax on
> sodas, but the measure died in Albany, and he tried to restrict the use of
> food stamps to buy sodas, but the idea was rejected by federal regulators.
>
> With the new proposal, City Hall is now trying to see how much it can
> accomplish without requiring outside approval. Mayoral aides say they are
> confident that they have the legal authority to restrict soda sales, based
> on the city's jurisdiction over local eating establishments, the same
> oversight that allows for the health department's letter-grade cleanliness
> rating system for restaurants.
>
> In interviews at the AMC Loews Village, in the East Village in Manhattan,
> some filmgoers said restricting large soda sales made sense to them.
>
> "I think it's a good idea," said Sara Gochenauer, 21, a personal assistant
> from the Upper West Side. Soda, she said, "rots your teeth."
>
> But others said consumers should be free to choose.
>
> "If people want to drink 24 ounces, it's their decision," said Zara Atal,
> 20, a college student from the Upper East Side.
>
> Lawrence Goins, 50, a postal worker who lives in Newark, took a more
> pragmatic approach.
>
> "Some of those movies are three, three and a half hours long," Mr. Goins
> said. "You got to quench your thirst."
>
> Colin Moynihan contributed reporting.
>
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