NYC's ban on suggary drinks overturned

[patrick1]

I hope Bloomberg doesn't comply. It's a shame no executives ever go full-on Jackson on the fascists in black robes.

Fascism=not allowing the government to control things?

Letting corporations control the government, as they are doing here by using the judiciary to overturn sensible regulations on soda serving sizes.

Considering that the regulation would have allowed 64 oz Big Gulps to still be sold because they were being sold in a convenience store, this regulation was anything but sensible.

Exactly Ernest. It was full of loopholes that favored some businesses over others. That is setting aside the nanny state nature of this anyway.

Lief, drinking beer is bad for you and full of calories and carbs.  It makes you fat and a danger to others and the health care system.  Therefore, I propose we limit all bars and beverage stores to selling 6oz glasses or cans.  Hey, you can just buy more, (for more money o/c) amirite? The drunks can just stagger their way to the store or fork over their shaky fists across the brass rail to buy more after all....

[patrick1]

I hope Bloomberg doesn't comply. It's a shame no executives ever go full-on Jackson on the fascists in black robes.

Fascism=not allowing the government to control things?

Letting corporations control the government, as they are doing here by using the judiciary to overturn sensible regulations on soda serving sizes.

Considering that the regulation would have allowed 64 oz Big Gulps to still be sold because they were being sold in a convenience store, this regulation was anything but sensible.

Exactly Ernest. It was full of loopholes that favored some businesses over others. That is setting aside the nanny state nature of this anyway.

Lief, drinking beer is bad for you and full of calories and carbs.  It makes you fat and a danger to others and the health care system.  Therefore, I propose we limit all bars and beverage stores to selling 6oz glasses or cans.  Hey, you can just buy more, (for more money o/c) amirite? The drunks can just stagger their way to the store or fork over their shaky fists across the brass rail to buy more after all....

Beer is literally the worst counter-example you could think of. There are tons of regulations concerning beer, plenty of which are far, far more draconian than Bloomberg's on soda.

Just demonstrating that the serving size portion of your argument is a red herring.  You don't like the idea of sugared soda so you want to ban it.  There is a problem with obesity but this is not a solution to that, it punishes consumers, is counter productive and favors large business over independent stores.