It's not like the gas-bag needed any help.
"Judge rejects New York City limit on drinks; Mayor Bloomberg vows appeal, says ban on size is crucial to battle obesity" by Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press, March 12, 2013
NEW YORK — A judge struck down New York City’s pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating confusion for restaurants that had already ordered smaller cups and changed their menus.
Then just go with it, or let them go flat for a loss.
State Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling said the 16-ounce limit on sodas and other sweet drinks arbitrarily applies to only some sugary beverages and some places that sell them.
‘‘The loopholes in this rule effectively defeat the stated purpose of this rule,’’ Tingling wrote in a victory for the beverage industry, restaurants, and other business groups that called the rule unfair and wrong-headed.
Nice to see a billionaire blowhard run into the walls of power for a change.
In addition, the judge said the Bloomberg-appointed Board of Health intruded on City Council’s authority when it imposed the rule.
The city vowed to appeal the ruling....
‘‘One of the cases we will make is that people are dying every day. This is not a joke. Five thousand people die of obesity every day in America,’’ Bloomberg said....
That has to be a joke. Hypocritical hyperbole isn't funny, though.
‘‘This measure is part of the city’s multipronged effort to combat the growing obesity epidemic, which takes the lives of more than 5,000 New Yorkers every year, and we believe the Board of Health has the legal authority — and responsibility — to tackle its leading causes,’’ said Michael Cardozo, the city’s corporation counsel.
Must be all the buffets for bankers.
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Don't feel bad, kids; it's just one more lie so some can have more while you accept less. I'm not saying you should eat s*** (although that is what this same government that says it cares so much about kid's health serves 'em from the surplus), kids, but those elites coming on with such concern for your health are the worst hypocrites of all. If only you could eat that stuff. We'd all be fat.
Also see: Full Up on the Boston Globe
I really should cut back.
The first of its kind in the country, the restriction has sparked reaction from city streets to late-night talk shows, celebrated by some as a bold attempt to improve people’s health and derided by others as another ‘‘nanny state’’ law from Bloomberg during his 11 years in office.
The city has compelled chain restaurants to post calorie counts, barred artificial trans fats in restaurant food, and prodded food manufacturers to use less salt. The city has successfully defended some of those initiatives in court.
Because of the limits of city authority and exemptions made for other reasons, the ban would not cover alcoholic drinks or many lattes and other milk-based concoctions, and it doesn’t apply at supermarkets or many convenience stores — including 7-Eleven, home of the Big Gulp....
Interesting.... buuuuuuurrrrrrrppp.... exemptions.
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Drink it down to the bottom of the post.
Nothing to cheer in defeat of NYC soda ban
If it makes the Globe glum then there certainly is!
Maybe I need to calm down and take a drink.
Also see: Boston's Soda Ban
Maybe you should just skip lunch, kiddo, although dinner may not be much better.
