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Bloomberg To Appeal Halt Of "Arbitrary And Capricious" Decision, Will Fight Valiantly To Curb New York Obesity
It took the NY Mayor's office a few brief minutes to respond to Judge Tingling's order, and announce it would promptly appeal the decision. Because apparently nobody thought of the children.
We plan to appeal the sugary drinks decision as soon as possible, and we are confident the measure will ultimately be upheld.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) March 11, 2013
We believe @nychealthy has the legal authority and responsibility to tackle causes of the obesity epidemic, which kills 5,000 NYers a year.
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) March 11, 2013
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No! No!
Not the dreaded 'Dogwhistle'...
Dear God No!...Please.
I'll be good, I promise.
Shit the fine revenues are already included in the budget.
Serves those fucking New Yorkers right. They're all liberals who like nanny state laws and rules for everybody....oh except themselves. Typical hypocrit asswipes.
I agree; it's a distraction. The country is burning down and shit like this is "news".
If you live in NYC, please, PLEASE round up your friends, make a huge "Suck on This, Bloomberg" sign, go get some Big Gulps, and stand outside of City Hall. Make sure you call the local news first so there's film at 5:00 and 11:00.
Do something about the literacy rate of the dingbats your school system is producing....
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/07/officials-most-nyc-high-school-gr...
Bloomberg is a piss stain!
Mother knows best...
Dear Mayor Bloomberg:
Pass the sugar please!
What do you call an epidemic which kills 5,000 NY'ers per year?
A good start.
We believe that "The People" have the legal authority and responsibility to tackle the causes of tyranny and corruption...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.[...]
In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
You've got to love Bloomberg! Who else could better illustrate to the rest of the nation what idiots New Yorker's are?
The Statue of Liberty should be given a new name: "The Statue of Tyranny".
you freaking better be mexican sporting that name and pic.
Good luck with dat. Who does he think he is, memeber of the government, sheeeesh. Just give the banksters a break and don't mess with my daddy' tax bracket.
/sarc
And I think ill comment again since I'm so blown away by this subject: Perhaps Bloomberg should try curing stupidity first. He can start with himself.
By god we're not gona have fat people in NYC but we can sure's the fuck blow up our buildings to save our own sorry asses!
"We believe...."
They should publish a list and home addresses.
Jew boy got beat !!!!
Hooked nosed Jew lost !!!
If King Bloomberg wants to curb obesity, don't allow food stamps to buy junk food...especially at the bodegas.
Nor single cigarettes and malta, wait a minute ...
Let's hope Bloomberg wins his appeal so that obesity can be quickly and completely eliminated in New York FOREVER! Oh, and lets give the homeless $100 all weather boots too.
Funny how CNN can report on the large sugar drink ban but not the Brooklyn Riot
When do you all think the next Jew-Bastard politician will try and ban all-you-can-eat buffets????
Awesome! Soft drink prohibition style.
America is losing the plot double time. In fact the whole f*cking world is.
How depressing.
Why does every zerohedge comment have to have three levels of nested irony / tongue-in-cheek sarcasm, or just general immaturity. I wish there could be more informative comments on here.
Anyway, why all the hate against trying to combat sugary drinks? The food corporations are out of control - just look at the marketing image that Coke sells to young people (fit, healthy, full of life) when infact these drinks do the exact opposite and they are killing people (its not just the obesity, there are other problems like diabetes, malnutrition, etc).
You might want governments to stay out of everything but what about when the corporations are out of control?
If he truly cared about combatting obesity, he would do something to combat the use of high fructose corn syrup (govt subsidies to corn growers making hfcs cheaper than real sugar, therby incentivizing companies to use it)...not limit the choices of the people (for their own good) by telling them what size drink they can order. Once again corporations are not "out of control" for the reason you think necessarily, but instead b/c the govt has subsidized them and sent the wrong signal to the marketplace (using your tax dollars).