Thursday, September 13, 2012

Another Reason To Visit Las Vegas Instead Of New York City

Super Nanny Michael Bloomberg In Drag
 From the Orlando Sentinel: New York City passed the first U.S. ban of oversized sugary drinks on Thursday in its latest controversial step to reduce obesity and its deadly complications in a nation with a weight problem.
By an 8-0 vote with one abstention, the mayoral-appointed city health board outlawed sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces nearly everywhere they are sold, except groceries and convenience stores. Violators of the ban, which does not include diet sodas, face a $200 fine.
Opponents, who cast the issue as an infringement on personal freedom and called Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who proposed the ban in May, an overbearing nanny, vowed to continue their fight. They may go to court in the hopes of blocking or overturning the measure before it takes effect in March.
"It's sad that the board wants to limit our choices," Liz Berman, a business owner and chairwoman of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices, a beverage industry-sponsored group, said in a statement. "We are smart enough to make our own decisions about what to eat and drink." http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-09-13/health/sns-rt-us-usa-sugarban-newyorkbre88c0y2-20120913_1_sugary-drinks-obesity-bans-on-trans-fats 
Michael Bloomberg is a complete jackass and he is a complete fool to think this ban on big sodas and other drinks will change people's habits.
All this does is hurt consumers who will pay more for smaller drink sizes but they will still drink the same amount and retailers like McDonalds and other restaurants who will lose business to grocery and convenience stores.
So, if you wonder where to go to vacation and New York City is on your list, don't go but instead come to Las Vegas where you are welcome to drink as many large drinks as you want and you won't have to worry about the Michael Bloomberg and his band of super nannies who think they know how to live your life better than you do.

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