The FEDERAL government can't (or, at least, isn't supposed to. Dietary restrictions WILL be coming with Obamacare).
NY state constitution... I have no idea what it says about the matter.
The NYC (large) soda ban
He's going to continue wasting tax payer money by appealing the verdict.
What an asshole.
What an asshole.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Large-sized drinks sold at grocery and convenience stores -- including 7-11's infamous, 64-ounce Big Gulp -- were exempt from the ban, as were milk-based and alcoholic beverages.
Law's bullshit on this fact alone. Unless booze and lattes miraculously became calorie free.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Everyone say it with me, "Fuck you, Bloomberg."
Although, 2 of 6 agreed with him. Wtf?
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Although, 2 of 6 agreed with him. Wtf?
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Hahahahaha.
Granted, he's got every reason to lie but the data backs his lie.
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American appetite for added sugar and soda has been steadily declining from the year 2000. The amount of calories in Americans’ diet from added sugar and soda plummeted 39 percent from the turn of the century, says the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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“Obesity continues to rise while at the same time soda consumption has decreased,” a representative for the American Beverage Association told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Therefore, it defies logic to say that soft drinks are driving obesity in the United States.”
Granted, he's got every reason to lie but the data backs his lie.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
“Obesity continues to rise while at the same time soda consumption has decreased,” a representative for the American Beverage Association told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Therefore, it defies logic to say that soft drinks are driving obesity in the United States.”
That's not the same as saying it's contributing. Sugar still bad.
It's not me, it's someone else.