Now they are going to ban free refills on drinks?
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Telling us what/how much we can drink is just one tiny step toward our country becoming a communist nation....
Now tell me...How do you feel about the government restricting drugs and Narcotics?
Pretty idiotic comparison. Maybe they should ban all junk food. No more junk food. Period. No desserts. Hell, no sugar. Forget the sugar industry. It makes people fat.
Give me a break comparing someone getting a refill of a beverage to doing cocaine (which, btw: since you did bring it up. When someone drinks a diet coke or seven they don't pose a threat to anyone getting behind the wheel of a car, caring for children, etc. however, when someone does cocaine, crack, marijuana, etc. their abilities are impaired. ARGUMENT FAIL!!!!!)
No, what is really Idiotic is YOU trying to use this comparison to say that this country is turning "Communistic"....Do you even have the faintest idea how communist even operate? I seriously doubt that you do! If this were really a move toward "Communism"...there would be no more privately owned restaurants, Period!...The government would just distribute all the food (junk or otherwise) and the common citizen would just take what the government offered or starve.
In this society...we live with restrictions every day...They stopped the cigarette companies from handing out free cigarettes to the American public...and we survived. We will survive this one too!
Oh yes. I DO know what it is. My father watches political television every moment his eyes are open except during church and work. Considering he's semi-retired, that's a lot of politics. And his entire family is this way. I grew up with a LOT of politics... I'm well aware how communism ruins nations. I'm well aware that the government gets richer and richer and people get poorer and poorer (a trend I see happening here).
It is a *TINY STEP* (as I said) in the direction of total government control. Yes, it is. My pastor grew up in Romania--a communist nation. And let me tell you what was scary. He stood up and was giving a sermon, and he said, "it's very scary for me growing up in a communist nation to see the changes that this government is making. Every day, I see this country becoming more and more like the country of my home."
I think he knows pretty darn well what it's like... and he thinks we're moving in that direction. If someone who's lived through communism is scared, that's enough to scare the hell out of me!0 -
But it is the governments responsibility to take care of their people... and soda is extremely unhealthy.
Again, then don't drink one. But don't tell me that I can't have one... and don't tell me how much I am allowed to have... I'm not 8 and you (nor the Government) are not my mother.... I am a literate American adult, I am perfectly capible of making my own decisions, as are much of the population.... if someone wants to kill themselves slowly with soda and blame it on their thyroid, then by god let them. One less stupid person roaming this planet.0 -
At some point we need to let Darwinism take over and let people klll themselves slowly. The Nanny state has got to stop. I think what they are really trying to do is decrease the pressure on our health care system by forcing people to be healthier, but there are much better ways of going about it.0
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Oh yeah...because I totally go to a restaurant for the free refills. That got me in the door.
And yes they can regulate that sort of thing...if they were marketing "free guns with any happy meal" the government would step in. How is it any different? Guns don't kill people...idiot people do. Soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill themselves.
I worked in a restaurant for YEARS. I'd guess 90% of people who were there for the first time asked, before being seated, "do you have free refills?" Some would not commit to being seated until we assured them, "yep; everything but the beer!" So yes; it does get people in the door...
How is it any different? ROFL. I do get that arguing is lost on you now. Guns? REALLY?
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Tell me how its different.
Oh wow. You seriously think they're the same... O.o I didn't know anybody could lack the capacity to actually comprehend the difference.
When was the last article you saw that was about a child accidentally killing a friend with a soda pop? Just curious....
You'll notice I said "soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill THEMSELVES"
So with that said...how about every obesity article ever posted on here? Is that enough for you? Do you think the majority of the people who die from obesity related causes don't drink soda every single day?
And since you wanna be a smart *kitten* about the difference why don't you go ahead and explain to me how the government regulating refills is any different than the government regulating whether or not guns can be given away free with purchase?
Government regulation is government regulation. I never stated that guns weren't more dangerous than soda.
OK. So when was the last time someone was ROBBED by soda point? Anyone??0 -
I think it's complete BS, let me make the decision what I put in my mouth and how much........too much gov't!!0
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Oh yeah...because I totally go to a restaurant for the free refills. That got me in the door.
And yes they can regulate that sort of thing...if they were marketing "free guns with any happy meal" the government would step in. How is it any different? Guns don't kill people...idiot people do. Soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill themselves.
I worked in a restaurant for YEARS. I'd guess 90% of people who were there for the first time asked, before being seated, "do you have free refills?" Some would not commit to being seated until we assured them, "yep; everything but the beer!" So yes; it does get people in the door...
How is it any different? ROFL. I do get that arguing is lost on you now. Guns? REALLY?
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Oh. Wait. I'm not done.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me how its different.
Oh wow. You seriously think they're the same... O.o I didn't know anybody could lack the capacity to actually comprehend the difference.
When was the last article you saw that was about a child accidentally killing a friend with a soda pop? Just curious....
You'll notice I said "soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill THEMSELVES"
So with that said...how about every obesity article ever posted on here? Is that enough for you? Do you think the majority of the people who die from obesity related causes don't drink soda every single day?
And since you wanna be a smart *kitten* about the difference why don't you go ahead and explain to me how the government regulating refills is any different than the government regulating whether or not guns can be given away free with purchase?
Government regulation is government regulation. I never stated that guns weren't more dangerous than soda.
OK. So when was the last time someone was ROBBED by soda point? Anyone??
I love how you're skirting around my question. If you can't answer it just admit it and move on. Or at the least have the decency to stop replying to it.0 -
It is a human right (or was) in our country to live in freedom, and for restaurants to have the freedom to offer consumers what they want - our states do have rights to make crazy messed up laws as long as they don't go against our constitution. I have the freedom not to live in or visit crazy messed up states. And your argument is a slipery slope - for example - in China you can have a second child as long as you can afford the 25,000 USD...if you like you can have the kids - but if you don't have the money Family Planning can come in and remove the child from a 7 month pregnant woman and murder it.
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/12/chinese-woman-seven-months-pregnant-becomes-victim-of-forced-abortion/
Getting free refills is considered a human right? :noway: But seriously, this is exactly like forced abortion.0 -
The fact that people would even get upset over banning free refills is just beyond me. It is certainly not the end of the world and believe me you will survive. If you are so desperate for more soda just buy another. I just don't see the big deal at all. You're so upset about the government regulating this, you want free choice, etc... but they regulate so many other things already!0
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Oh yeah...because I totally go to a restaurant for the free refills. That got me in the door.
And yes they can regulate that sort of thing...if they were marketing "free guns with any happy meal" the government would step in. How is it any different? Guns don't kill people...idiot people do. Soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill themselves.
I worked in a restaurant for YEARS. I'd guess 90% of people who were there for the first time asked, before being seated, "do you have free refills?" Some would not commit to being seated until we assured them, "yep; everything but the beer!" So yes; it does get people in the door...
How is it any different? ROFL. I do get that arguing is lost on you now. Guns? REALLY?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh. Wait. I'm not done.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me how its different.
Oh wow. You seriously think they're the same... O.o I didn't know anybody could lack the capacity to actually comprehend the difference.
When was the last article you saw that was about a child accidentally killing a friend with a soda pop? Just curious....
You'll notice I said "soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill THEMSELVES"
So with that said...how about every obesity article ever posted on here? Is that enough for you? Do you think the majority of the people who die from obesity related causes don't drink soda every single day?
And since you wanna be a smart *kitten* about the difference why don't you go ahead and explain to me how the government regulating refills is any different than the government regulating whether or not guns can be given away free with purchase?
Government regulation is government regulation. I never stated that guns weren't more dangerous than soda.
OK. So when was the last time someone was ROBBED by soda point? Anyone??
And for the record...my understanding is that you are stating that if we gave away guns for free more people would be robbed at gun point? Correct?
Then by the same logic if we give away soda refills for free more people will be obese.
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Oh yeah...because I totally go to a restaurant for the free refills. That got me in the door.
And yes they can regulate that sort of thing...if they were marketing "free guns with any happy meal" the government would step in. How is it any different? Guns don't kill people...idiot people do. Soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill themselves.
I worked in a restaurant for YEARS. I'd guess 90% of people who were there for the first time asked, before being seated, "do you have free refills?" Some would not commit to being seated until we assured them, "yep; everything but the beer!" So yes; it does get people in the door...
How is it any different? ROFL. I do get that arguing is lost on you now. Guns? REALLY?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh. Wait. I'm not done.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me how its different.
Oh wow. You seriously think they're the same... O.o I didn't know anybody could lack the capacity to actually comprehend the difference.
When was the last article you saw that was about a child accidentally killing a friend with a soda pop? Just curious....
You'll notice I said "soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill THEMSELVES"
So with that said...how about every obesity article ever posted on here? Is that enough for you? Do you think the majority of the people who die from obesity related causes don't drink soda every single day?
And since you wanna be a smart *kitten* about the difference why don't you go ahead and explain to me how the government regulating refills is any different than the government regulating whether or not guns can be given away free with purchase?
Government regulation is government regulation. I never stated that guns weren't more dangerous than soda.
OK. So when was the last time someone was ROBBED by soda point? Anyone??
I love how you're skirting around my question. If you can't answer it just admit it and move on. Or at the least have the decency to stop replying to it.
I pointed out the difference in my response. NOW who's being a dumba$$? :rolleyes:
The difference is that people use guns to commit crimes (therefore, the regulations are necessary to try to dissipate the issue). Soda isn't typically a weapon of choice.
If you don't know the difference between a weapon and a beverage, then no amount of ANYBODY showing comparisons is going to make a difference. If that's the case, then you obviously lack the capacity to comprehend. Get it yet?0 -
You do know this law will most likely never be passed right?
But i love some of the extreme comments on here, about Freedom and whatnot on a law that is meant to help YOU, the laws in China etc, about having kids etc are to help the Government. But anyway, you pay for your own health care i guess, you get as unhealthy and fat as you wish.0 -
What baffles me is people that are willing to live with an authoritarian government.... :-/ Not exactly my idea of liberty... but hey, I guess I'm living in the dark ages... when there was actually enlightened people walking around.
Its because a lot of people lack responsibility and personal accountability. The people that clamor for government intervention are sheep
Things like this are small erosion in the foundation of freedom and liberty that this country was founded on. They don't take massive steps to erode freedom. They take small cuts. Death of freedom by a thousand cuts.
Its ridiculous how many blind people there are in this country.
This is leading down a slippery slope that the forefathers of this country never wanted. They did NOT want this country to be Europe but that's the way its headed. How well is that working out for them?
How soon until the government regulates your own refrigerator. ?
How soon until the government regulates every little aspect of our person freedom (that they already haven't regulated)?
Benji Franklin said it best:
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."0 -
Come to the UK where refills are rare, but we can buy as many glasses of fizzy drinks as we want even if they cost more than the alcoholic ones.
I tend to see refills a lot but because I only really go to places with them :-P lol if they did this in the UK I would actually cry! I only drink diet fizzy drinks!!0 -
But it is the governments responsibility to take care of their people... and soda is extremely unhealthy.
Again, then don't drink one. But don't tell me that I can't have one... and don't tell me how much I am allowed to have... I'm not 8 and you (nor the Government) are not my mother.... I am a literate American adult, I am perfectly capible of making my own decisions, as are much of the population.... if someone wants to kill themselves slowly with soda and blame it on their thyroid, then by god let them. One less stupid person roaming this planet.
But again... no one is telling you how much soda you can have! They're just telling you can't have as much as you want for FREE at a restaurant!0 -
So many brilliant pieces of information here. Excuse me while I go laugh.That sucks!!!! I love my diet coke
eww. you mean you love your drink that's capable of cleaning up blood off pavement and cement?0 -
Telling us what/how much we can drink is just one tiny step toward our country becoming a communist nation....
Now tell me...How do you feel about the government restricting drugs and Narcotics?
Pretty idiotic comparison. Maybe they should ban all junk food. No more junk food. Period. No desserts. Hell, no sugar. Forget the sugar industry. It makes people fat.
Give me a break comparing someone getting a refill of a beverage to doing cocaine (which, btw: since you did bring it up. When someone drinks a diet coke or seven they don't pose a threat to anyone getting behind the wheel of a car, caring for children, etc. however, when someone does cocaine, crack, marijuana, etc. their abilities are impaired. ARGUMENT FAIL!!!!!)
Actually, someone being legally permitted to consume cocaine has nothing to do with whether they would be permitted to drive on it. You almost made a solid argument, the danger factor isn't the same. But to stick with this comparison, our current under funded collective health care system is severely burdened by people with weight related health conditions. There is a basis for local governments to step in and make some regulations, I just feel like this is the wrong one.0 -
People who keep saying, "This is why I vote Republican" don't realize that's kinda contradictory. Yeah she's a Democrat but it isn't the Federal Government that is imposing this rule. It is a local state government, one of the fundemental ideals Republicans strive for -- State's Rights.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....0 -
Oh yeah...because I totally go to a restaurant for the free refills. That got me in the door.
And yes they can regulate that sort of thing...if they were marketing "free guns with any happy meal" the government would step in. How is it any different? Guns don't kill people...idiot people do. Soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill themselves.
I worked in a restaurant for YEARS. I'd guess 90% of people who were there for the first time asked, before being seated, "do you have free refills?" Some would not commit to being seated until we assured them, "yep; everything but the beer!" So yes; it does get people in the door...
How is it any different? ROFL. I do get that arguing is lost on you now. Guns? REALLY?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh. Wait. I'm not done.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me how its different.
Oh wow. You seriously think they're the same... O.o I didn't know anybody could lack the capacity to actually comprehend the difference.
When was the last article you saw that was about a child accidentally killing a friend with a soda pop? Just curious....
You'll notice I said "soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill THEMSELVES"
So with that said...how about every obesity article ever posted on here? Is that enough for you? Do you think the majority of the people who die from obesity related causes don't drink soda every single day?
And since you wanna be a smart *kitten* about the difference why don't you go ahead and explain to me how the government regulating refills is any different than the government regulating whether or not guns can be given away free with purchase?
Government regulation is government regulation. I never stated that guns weren't more dangerous than soda.
OK. So when was the last time someone was ROBBED by soda point? Anyone??
I love how you're skirting around my question. If you can't answer it just admit it and move on. Or at the least have the decency to stop replying to it.
I pointed out the difference in my response. NOW who's being a dumba$$? :rolleyes:
The difference is that people use guns to commit crimes (therefore, the regulations are necessary to try to dissipate the issue). Soda isn't typically a weapon of choice.
If you don't know the difference between a weapon and a beverage, then no amount of ANYBODY showing comparisons is going to make a difference. If that's the case, then you obviously lack the capacity to comprehend. Get it yet?
You didn't point out anything...you stated something completely asanine. And since you obviously don't get the gun thing then let's try this...
How about if retailers were giving out packs of cigarettes with every meal? Nobody has ever robbed anyone at cigarette point...so that should be cool then right?0 -
That's a stretch dude.People who keep saying, "This is why I vote Republican" don't realize that's kinda contradictory. Yeah she's a Democrat but it isn't the Federal Government that is imposing this rule. It is a local state government, one of the fundemental ideals Republicans strive for -- State's Rights.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....0 -
This is where "a free country" is starting to go down the toilet.:grumble:0
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They need to realize that people will just buy more if they want it! Just like all the healthy choices at fast food places, you can offer it, but you can't make people buy it! You can't govern people into fitness. Just more freedom being lost!0
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Soda has ZERO nutritional quality. But when Big Brother steps in to regulate, I consider that worse.
This is what bothers me, the government is taking the wrong approach, teach instead of take. If they concentrated more on teaching people the right way and making the healthy food affordable then they wouldn't have to "ban" stuff. That is not going to do anything...0 -
And for the record...my understanding is that you are stating that if we gave away guns for free more people would be robbed at gun point? Correct?
Then by the same logic if we give away soda refills for free more people will be obese.
You're done.
I'm saying that gun regulations are necessary BECAUSE guns are weapons, and weapons are often used for ill purposes against other people. Soda pop, typically, is NOT.0 -
That's a stretch dude.People who keep saying, "This is why I vote Republican" don't realize that's kinda contradictory. Yeah she's a Democrat but it isn't the Federal Government that is imposing this rule. It is a local state government, one of the fundemental ideals Republicans strive for -- State's Rights.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....
How is that a stretch? Republicans always get angry that the Federal Government is dictating so much and totally removing each individual state's ability to choose for themselves. They clamor for State's Rights all the time. This is an example of a State deciding, not Federal.
SOOOO unless this stretch you're refering to is tiny, it's not much of one.0 -
You didn't point out anything...you stated something completely asanine. And since you obviously don't get the gun thing then let's try this...
How about if retailers were giving out packs of cigarettes with every meal? Nobody has ever robbed anyone at cigarette point...so that should be cool then right?
Another fail. OTHERS can be harmed in the process of people smoking. Hence the regulations. Second hand smoke causes cancer. I don't anticipate my getting cancer because my husband drinks a soda pop....0 -
The fact that people would even get upset over banning free refills is just beyond me. It is certainly not the end of the world and believe me you will survive. If you are so desperate for more soda just buy another. I just don't see the big deal at all. You're so upset about the government regulating this, you want free choice, etc... but they regulate so many other things already!
Actually, I get upset about the government regulating things they have no business regulating... regardless of how inane it is... but again, that's why I vote Libertarian.... But I do find it funny that in Sweden it's legal to have sex with a dog, but not ok to have however many "free" refills one would like... (just trying to make a comparison based on liberal (ie to be free, individualism, etc) tendencies of the country... I really couldn't care less what a person does or doesn't do as long is it is not infringing on the rights of others)0 -
Every time I hear a stupid idea like this, I am reminded to always vote Republican.
Are you talking about the same republican party that tells us what we do in the privacy of our own bedroom is their business, or who whe can and cannot marry...Yeah, keep voting for them until they tell you that you are not allowed to watch internet porn anymore...Oh, they already think that is wrong!!!0 -
And for the record...my understanding is that you are stating that if we gave away guns for free more people would be robbed at gun point? Correct?
Then by the same logic if we give away soda refills for free more people will be obese.
You're done.
I'm saying that gun regulations are necessary BECAUSE guns are weapons, and weapons are often used for ill purposes against other people. Soda pop, typically, is NOT.
Guns used for ill purposes are more often than not, obtained by illegal means. Gun control laws only hurt people who follow the law. People who break the law, will not follow the law. Gun control laws are inept and another affront to personal liberty in this country.0 -
I think people should be able to choose whatever they want. I also think that they should pay for the health problems they will develop from their choices down the road. If they can't pay for their medical needs, they should not expect any help from the government and tax payers money. If they die from it, oh well, they chose their lifestyle.0
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Oh yeah...because I totally go to a restaurant for the free refills. That got me in the door.
And yes they can regulate that sort of thing...if they were marketing "free guns with any happy meal" the government would step in. How is it any different? Guns don't kill people...idiot people do. Soda doesn't kill people...idiot people kill themselves.
Because the use of a gun can infringe on the rights of others (ultimately their life and thusly liberty and the pursuit of happiness) whereas, a soda infringes on no one elses rights except for the person that consumes too much of it.0
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