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?

Onkel Neal · 05-31-12, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

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.

As an out-of-shape guy, I agree. Insurance should be scaled on risk. And as a motorcycle guy with little patience for slow-arsed cars, I'm probably in the top risk bracket

But I may cut back on the snacks if my insurance tripled.

Sailor Steve · 06-01-12, 01:05 AM

Great. More objective and unbiased appraisals from the forum sage.

HunterICX · 06-01-12, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

And as a motorcycle guy with little patience for slow-arsed cars

You too

and people that don't focus on the road...

HunterICX

05-31-12, 05:28 PM	#1
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,107 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: 42,637 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: 7,713 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'm sorry; I was drinking my Super Big Gulp and I wasn't paying attention... ... __________________ __________________________________________________ __

06-01-12, 01:05 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Great. More objective and unbiased appraisals from the forum sage. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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?