Mayor Bloomberg is an idiot and dangerous

Bubblehead1980 · 05-31-12, 05:28 PM

I just can not see where this guy gets off, he really is a dangerous fool.NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is showing his dictatorial tendencies yet again in trying to push a ban on "large sized" soda, tea etc in NYC in order to fight the obesity problem.Sounds like a decent plan but this is yet another affront to one's freedom of choice in the Big Apple, people have the right to chose if the business offers it.Bloomberg pretends to be an "independent" but is nothing more than a left wing hack, given his hatred of the 2nd amendment rights, really shows what a dangerous fool this man is.Hope NYC is smart enough to get rid of him soon.

Oberon · 05-31-12, 05:29 PM

No Obama? I am disappoint...

Takeda Shingen · 05-31-12, 05:47 PM

Okay. But if I am in the same insurance pool as you, I do not see why it should be my burden to pay for your lifestyle choices. If someone's poor diet and lack of exercise resulted in heart disease, I do not see it as my responsibility to help pay for their blood pressure medication. Dangerous fools indeed.

Skybird · 05-31-12, 05:58 PM

I read it today. 2007, 1 in 8 New Yorkers had diabetes. Today, 1 in 2 is suffering from obesiety, which also produces high costs to the health system.

I claim that white refined sugar does more damage to the health system and people's health, than tobacco or alcohgol or drugs. Beside salt (in to huge quanties) and bad fats, it is one of the three major poisons you can legally buy in supermarkets today. Where the problem is not so much the substance in itself (although white sugar NEVER is healthy or needed by your body, the body naturally needs other forms of sugars), but the immense overdose by which it is consumed.

So, for once I must agree with this food regulation. If you drink soft drinks in huge quantities, then this is a problem. For your body. And for the finances of the health system. And the people needing to watch you when you are too fat - from some size on it is no pleasant view anymore, really. From some size on, it is an offence to the eye.

Damn, now I said something unpolite again. I'm so sorry.

vienna · 05-31-12, 06:00 PM

I'm sorry; I was drinking my Super Big Gulp and I wasn't paying attention...

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05-31-12, 06:08 PM

If this went ahead on a larger scale would it mean less government subsidies being spent on making people fat?

Falkirion · 05-31-12, 06:14 PM

Has he defined what drinks fall under this "Large sized" sodas ban?

Platapus · 05-31-12, 06:20 PM

But tobacco and alcohol products can still be sold.

If the goal is to control that which causes higher health risks/health costs, I would imagine there are other areas of higher priority.

While the intention is laudable, the government should not be taking this action.

Note the day: 31May12. Bubblehead and I are in agreement.

vienna · 05-31-12, 06:23 PM

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Note the day: 31May12. Bubblehead and I are in agreement.

This just in:

Pigs suddenly sprout wings;

Blizzards in Hades;

Cubs win World Series;

Proctologits report finding monkeys;

More as it develops...

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Skybird · 05-31-12, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

But tobacco and alcohol products can still be sold.

If the goal is to control that which causes higher health risks/health costs, I would imagine there are other areas of higher priority.

Sugar is the most underestimated risk factor. I rate it as more damaging to health costs than tobacco or alcohol or drugs.

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Has he defined what drinks fall under this "Large sized" sodas ban?

Drink sizes greater than 478 ml (16 onc) that use no sweeter but sugar: coffee, soft drinks, tea, "fruit" juice - if they use sugar.

Pardon. I must always laugh when I am in a supermarket and see those "fruit" juices. Most are more liquidised candy than "fruit".

u crank · 05-31-12, 06:36 PM

Problem: Large sized sodas banned.

Solution: Buy more than one.

Stealhead · 05-31-12, 07:09 PM

Depending on unit price you might wind up getting more sugar for less money by buying two smaller sodas vs. one large one.

Skybird is right about most "juices" sold in stores they are really flavored sugar more or less.

Those measures wont solve much people will either buy the more than one item to get more than 16 oz or they will use a lot of those sugar packets.

Platapus · 05-31-12, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vienna

Cubs win World Series;

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Now you are just being unrealistic.

Armistead · 05-31-12, 07:30 PM

None of these regulations work, cept get all the junk food out of schools since they're tax dollars. Heck, kids today hardly have gym, our gym teachers exercised the mess out of us.

They say disease related to obesiety in the next 20 years will triple the cost of medicare/caid....and it's already trillions in debt.

Why they need to keep pot illegal, makes you eat and legalize crack that makes you skinny...

Bubblehead1980 · 05-31-12, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

But tobacco and alcohol products can still be sold.

If the goal is to control that which causes higher health risks/health costs, I would imagine there are other areas of higher priority.

While the intention is laudable, the government should not be taking this action.

Note the day: 31May12. Bubblehead and I are in agreement.

Glad have seen the light.

05-31-12, 05:28 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,104 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Mayor Bloomberg is an idiot and dangerous I just can not see where this guy gets off, he really is a dangerous fool.NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is showing his dictatorial tendencies yet again in trying to push a ban on "large sized" soda, tea etc in NYC in order to fight the obesity problem.Sounds like a decent plan but this is yet another affront to one's freedom of choice in the Big Apple, people have the right to chose if the business offers it.Bloomberg pretends to be an "independent" but is nothing more than a left wing hack, given his hatred of the 2nd amendment rights, really shows what a dangerous fool this man is.Hope NYC is smart enough to get rid of him soon.

05-31-12, 05:58 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,629 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I read it today. 2007, 1 in 8 New Yorkers had diabetes. Today, 1 in 2 is suffering from obesiety, which also produces high costs to the health system. I claim that white refined sugar does more damage to the health system and people's health, than tobacco or alcohgol or drugs. Beside salt (in to huge quanties) and bad fats, it is one of the three major poisons you can legally buy in supermarkets today. Where the problem is not so much the substance in itself (although white sugar NEVER is healthy or needed by your body, the body naturally needs other forms of sugars), but the immense overdose by which it is consumed. So, for once I must agree with this food regulation. If you drink soft drinks in huge quantities, then this is a problem. For your body. And for the finances of the health system. And the people needing to watch you when you are too fat - from some size on it is no pleasant view anymore, really. From some size on, it is an offence to the eye. Damn, now I said something unpolite again. I'm so sorry. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-31-12, 06:00 PM	#5
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'm sorry; I was drinking my Super Big Gulp and I wasn't paying attention... ... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,365 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	But tobacco and alcohol products can still be sold. If the goal is to control that which causes higher health risks/health costs, I would imagine there are other areas of higher priority. While the intention is laudable, the government should not be taking this action. Note the day: 31May12. Bubblehead and I are in agreement. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-31-12, 06:36 PM	#11
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,745 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Problem: Large sized sodas banned. Solution: Buy more than one. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

05-31-12, 05:29 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	No Obama? I am disappoint...

05-31-12, 05:47 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Okay. But if I am in the same insurance pool as you, I do not see why it should be my burden to pay for your lifestyle choices. If someone's poor diet and lack of exercise resulted in heart disease, I do not see it as my responsibility to help pay for their blood pressure medication. Dangerous fools indeed.

05-31-12, 06:08 PM	#6
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	If this went ahead on a larger scale would it mean less government subsidies being spent on making people fat?

05-31-12, 06:14 PM	#7
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Has he defined what drinks fall under this "Large sized" sodas ban?

05-31-12, 07:09 PM	#12
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Depending on unit price you might wind up getting more sugar for less money by buying two smaller sodas vs. one large one. Skybird is right about most "juices" sold in stores they are really flavored sugar more or less. Those measures wont solve much people will either buy the more than one item to get more than 16 oz or they will use a lot of those sugar packets.

05-31-12, 07:30 PM	#14
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	None of these regulations work, cept get all the junk food out of schools since they're tax dollars. Heck, kids today hardly have gym, our gym teachers exercised the mess out of us. They say disease related to obesiety in the next 20 years will triple the cost of medicare/caid....and it's already trillions in debt. Why they need to keep pot illegal, makes you eat and legalize crack that makes you skinny...