no more than 16oz soda nanny state or good thing?

Bad simply because it takes away the right to choose. We say the USA is free and yet little by little we give it up with laws like these. I dont even drink soda, but I would sure stand in line to vote against this just on principle.

As a Canadian... I was FREAKED OUT by the portion sizes when I visited the USA last summer. It was DISGUSTING. All I could think the whole time I was there was "No wonder so many Americans are Overweight/Obese. Society is enabling them."

I think it's a step in the right direction, personally. And if people DO order more than one beverage so they can drink MORE carbonated, sugar-filled soda (aka Pop in Canada) then that's just disgusting! I see this new law in NY State as encouraging moderation. As far as I'm concerned, it can ONLY be a good thing.

I am overweight and I haven't had soda in more years than I want to admit.

I don't think the government should be able to regulate what people ingest.

As a Canadian... I was FREAKED OUT by the portion sizes when I visited the USA last summer. It was DISGUSTING. All I could think the whole time I was there was "No wonder so many Americans are Overweight/Obese. Society is enabling them."

I think it's a step in the right direction, personally. And if people DO order more than one beverage so they can drink MORE carbonated, sugar-filled soda (aka Pop in Canada) then that's just disgusting! I see this new law in NY State as encouraging moderation. As far as I'm concerned, it can ONLY be a good thing.

Canada has a growing obesity problem as well.

I can't find a SINGLE good thing to say about it. First and foremost it basically eliminates my freedom of choice! Even so, if I want to drink more than a single 16 oz I am just going to buy more. And what about all the places you can get free refills? How are they going stop me from having 10 16 oz bottles in a row at home or somewhere else? What about the bacon I eat, the salt I put on my fries when I am out? The ding dongs, devil dogs, corn dogs candy bars etc? What other rights are the going to try and f**k with next? Smoking is waaaaayyyyyy worse, but you don't see them limiting your purchases of them or alcohol? Sorry, but I think Government is just using health as a testing ground for eliminating our constitutional rights so they can just turn it into strictly policed Country. Apparently Democracy and personal rights are for other countries now and not ours. Land of the free? Not for much longer!

Nobody is limiting the amount of soft drink someone can buy.
The city is trying to get people to think about how much they are buying.
Very few people will buy the second bottle of sodapop to get over the 16 oz.
Alcohol sales are limited and regulated. Strenght,quantity,and age are all factors in limiting alcohol purchases. You are just used to those limitations.

Look at all the people who are OK with this. They see an obesity problem and say, "Oh, hey! This can help fix that problem so let's do it!" And they don't see the bigger picture that this is NOT about obesity or health. It's about the government sticking its nose in our business where it DOES NOT BELONG. One issue at a time, the US is turning into a dictatorship because "we the people" are accepting it. It may take 100 years, but that's the direction we're going because of things like this.

Look at all the people who are OK with this. They see an obesity problem and say, "Oh, hey! This can help fix that problem so let's do it!" And they don't see the bigger picture that this is NOT about obesity or health. It's about the government sticking its nose in our business where it DOES NOT BELONG. One issue at a time, the US is turning into a dictatorship because "we the people" are accepting it. It may take 100 years, but that's the direction we're going because of things like this.

I can't find a SINGLE good thing to say about it. First and foremost it basically eliminates my freedom of choice! Even so, if I want to drink more than a single 16 oz I am just going to buy more. And what about all the places you can get free refills? How are they going stop me from having 10 16 oz bottles in a row at home or somewhere else? What about the bacon I eat, the salt I put on my fries when I am out? The ding dongs, devil dogs, corn dogs candy bars etc? What other rights are the going to try and f**k with next? Smoking is waaaaayyyyyy worse, but you don't see them limiting your purchases of them or alcohol? Sorry, but I think Government is just using health as a testing ground for eliminating our constitutional rights so they can just turn it into strictly policed Country. Apparently Democracy and personal rights are for other countries now and not ours. Land of the free? Not for much longer!

it's about time ...If you don't control yourself than some one will have to control of you .
Do you really think people will bother to buy the second bottle? I do not.
If the companies thought that you would buy the second drink they would be all over this law. They usually charge a lot less per ounce of product in the large size than they do in the small. Their profits would increase.

life is about limits and controls. It is called a society. It is how we live togeather.

For health reasons, I completely support it. However I do not support the government telling people how to live their lives.

Yes I could see why it would be good. But couldn't people just buy 2, 3, or 4 sodas anyways?? Sometimes I worry about too much regulation on things.

I think that's EXACTLY the point of this kind of rule. If you actually want to drink 16oz of sugary drinks you should have to make that choice and pay for it. Most people have the choice subconsciously made for them by the companies who are selling them the product. This really represents great consumer freedom and responsibility.

That's some twisted reasoning in order to say it's okay for some stranger to force upon you their will.

To preface, I'm a liberal, democrat, etc.

It's nanny state. People should choose to be healthy/unhealthy. They should choose to live or die.

If I'm pro-choice about bigger things than soda size, I believe in the choice to be stupid, fat, lazy, ugly, brilliant, fit, hard-working, and everything in between.

Precisely! Spoken like a true patriot!

Would we still get free refills? Lol.

haha i thought the same thing! i normally don't get soda but what if one day i wanted a huge one? the govt is going to say no? why? it's my decision to be unhealthy.

i don't like the govt regulating everything when a person has the freedom to get the bigger soda. ESPECIALLY if there are no free refills. :laugh:

Hmmmm. Let's see if I've got this right: You can choose to abort your unborn child, BUT cannot choose to purchase a big soda. Liberalism at its best..... (BTW - I don't drink soda):noway: :noway:

I think its silly to have the government regulating us like kids! But on the other hand I understand the logic. After all, since health care is becoming more and more of a government responsibility then its logical that they have some authority to enforce healthy habits... I wonder whats next... Mandatory workouts ?? :happy: lol
Its kind of following the parent principle. Mom and dad pay your dentist bill therefore they have the right to say "no candy," and "brush your teeth twice a day," when you are a kid. Now I pay my dentist bills and I decide how I will treat my teeth BUT if the government was paying my dentist bills then shouldnt they have some say in how I treat my teeth??
So I blame all the people who want federal healthcare for laws like this.

So, by regulating that one cannot have a large size sweet drink (it's actually sugary drinks--not just soda), they also cannot offer diet drinks or ice tea on tap (that's how we get most of ours here in OK, don't know how it is everywhere--but it's self serve mostly) in larger sizes because they can't control which you get in a cost effective way. But if NY is anything like OK, then they give welfare parents with children juice by the gallon--I think it's a gallon a week for a toddler. And small children shouldn't have any AT ALL. They should have fruit. This is how the government shows they can manage your life better than you can.

But they'll have to regulate more than soft drinks if we all get free healthcare! Every thing we do all day every day will be the government's business. And it will bankrupt us for them to do it. Nothing is free--especially government regulations. I say true freedom works. I say let people be responsible for their actions.

I don't think the government should be able to regulate what people ingest.

It's easy enough to say that government shouldn't have a say in what you ingest but when you end up in the hospital because you're morbidly obese then essentially everyone else is paying for your bad decisions. Even if you live in the states and have private insurance the effect is the same. Every person that pays money to your insurance company is helping to pay your hospital fees.

I'm not saying regulate everything but there are definitely things that need improvement. It should start with education and labeling however, not restricting choice at the consumer level. I think some sort of "health tax" on unhealthy, processed foods might be a good idea. As it stands, there are just way too many cheap, unhealthy, food options.

If keeping my liberty means a little higher insurance premiums, I'll take that trade.