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In reply to the discussion: Mayor Bloomberg and The Pepsi Generation --his BAN on 32 oz size sodas coming! Holy Prohibition! [View all]Squinch
(50,949 posts)25. Except that article doesn't say anything about a $200 fine for buying a large soda.
It says the stores can't sell it.
Lots of those stores can't sell beer either. Or wine. Or gasoline. Or mutual funds. Or guns. Or insurance. Or prescription drugs. Or sudafed. Or, or, or.
Gosh. There are lots of things restaurants and fast food places can't sell by law. Always have been. And yet, no one has called "Nanny State", until the very powerful soda companies were inconvenienced. What a coincidence!
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PoliticalPizza
Feb 2013
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Except that article doesn't say anything about a $200 fine for buying a large soda.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#25
Bravo Mike! for all your wellness plans including the 48 ounce ban & being anti-NRA/anti-GUn
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#2
I can understand why some hate this mega liberal from Mass. The NRA and their fans for instance
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#4
the point is not the ban, but to think about what one is doing to their body
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#8
without the rambling post, John Lennon's death could not have been brought into the discussion
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#19
you miss the point. the point is like a timeout in a football game. Gives one time to think
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#9
I completely agree with you about Bloomberg. The guy is wrecking the city's schools, and I will be
Squinch
Feb 2013
#26
Tickets will not be given to people who break the law by selling large soda, not those who buy it.
Travis_0004
Feb 2013
#33
there is no demand. It is just put in front and people think they are getting a bargain
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#35
Please don't put words in my mouth & I won't again put a 48ounce soda in mine
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#38
If you are handed a 32 oz drink, then just fill it up half way if you only wan't 16oz.
Travis_0004
Feb 2013
#34