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(51,122 posts) Mon Mar 11, 2013, 03:27 PM Mar 2013

Judge Blocks New York City\\\'s Limits on Big Sugary Drinks [View all]

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Too complex. Bloomberg should have instituted a tax instead.

Weird problem with this post. I went back to edit and the link and content won't show up, even though I see it in the form before I update. Weird.

Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/nyregion/judge-invalidates-bloombergs-soda-ban.html

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Judge Blocks New York City\\\'s Limits on Big Sugary Drinks [View all] onehandle Mar 2013 OP

From WSJ: Pab Sungenis Mar 2013 #1

What a real shame ... srican69 Mar 2013 #2

Message auto-removed BAT21 Mar 2013 #3

That's why Starbucks in New York hasn't changed their menu Fat Bastard Mar 2013 #4

hahahah... raidert05 Mar 2013 #5

Big Brother gets handed a rare loss davidn3600 Mar 2013 #6

Someone finally stands up to the control freak jsr Mar 2013 #7

A-Freakin-Men 1983law Mar 2013 #19

A rare victory for sanity Throd Mar 2013 #8

Our right to Big Gulp ourselves into obesity has been preserved. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #9

It was fun while it lasted Major Nikon Mar 2013 #10

Drinks SamKnause Mar 2013 #11

K&R + FU Bloomberg. n/t alp227 Mar 2013 #12

Bloomberg won. It got the nation talking, and MacDonalds has stopped selling supersize months ago graham4anything Mar 2013 #13

But the point is that christx30 Mar 2013 #23

If it saved ONE twelve year old from a lifetime of diabetes, it already worked. graham4anything Mar 2013 #26

As a hard working, christx30 Mar 2013 #28

90% of NY doesn't smoke. It already is working graham4anything Mar 2013 #31

I'm under no illusion christx30 Mar 2013 #32

I guess Clarence should have left George Bailey alone on the bridge graham4anything Mar 2013 #33

I don't know christx30 Mar 2013 #36

thankyou Graham olddots Mar 2013 #27

They're talking about how he is trying to be the king of the nanny state. OGKush Mar 2013 #44

In the end, he wins, 100%. Many places already aren't serving super size. graham4anything Mar 2013 #45

So you think it's better to pass unconstitutional laws to control people OGKush Mar 2013 #46

haha yeah, cuz it's so damn hard to get a refill! Scout Mar 2013 #51

You miss the point entirely. Most people don't go to the effort, therefore outta sight, outta mind graham4anything Mar 2013 #52

kick OKNancy Mar 2013 #14

Stupid stupid law. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #15

Duh. (nt) harmonicon Mar 2013 #16

Ugh. Another win for Corporate America. jakefrep Mar 2013 #17

Another win for FREEDOM IN America. 1983law Mar 2013 #20

Bullcrap. jakefrep Mar 2013 #39

It was on the same day where you 1983law Mar 2013 #40

harumph Scout Mar 2013 #18

Uh... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #22

wow, so much self righteous ... well, bullshit in this post. Scout Mar 2013 #29

If I sound self righteous... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #37

"But stop demanding your right to such excess." Scout Mar 2013 #42

What are you?... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #47

"address my point about how the right of the individual should not trump the good of all" Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #48

Then, I suppose... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #53

The Constitution doesn't have all our rights - not listed reserved for the people or the states askeptic Mar 2013 #55

Now... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #58

"My taxes pay for christx30 Mar 2013 #62

Not sure what demand you mean... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #63

sorry... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #64

That just because you pay for something christx30 Mar 2013 #66

You are part of the system christx30 Mar 2013 #67

Your last paragraph is filled with so many false assumptions it invalidates your entire post. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #59

I'm unclear... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #60

According to every other issue of every popular magazine Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2013 #61

um... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #65

"right of the individual should not trump the good of all" SpartanDem Mar 2013 #49

That's hyperbole... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #54

"I don't know now what your argument is" Scout Mar 2013 #50

Oh, dear... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #56

Have you heard about something called CANDY! They_Live Mar 2013 #35

Completely agree... Charlotte Little Mar 2013 #38

Good (nt) The Straight Story Mar 2013 #21

So now it is time christx30 Mar 2013 #24

What would make more sense, would be a tax on soda pop and candy. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2013 #25

I'm glad. Let people drink their soda. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #30

I think Justice Tingling has been studying his history. Brigid Mar 2013 #34

It's not too surprising that the court overturned it davidpdx Mar 2013 #41

Stupid law imposed by a power hungry megalomanic ButterflyBlood Mar 2013 #43

good Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #57