Saturday, June 4, 2011

New Yorkers on benefits face fizzy drinks ban




 reported in mainstream media like the Washington Post that showed that the nanny state Obamanoids plans for taxing or prohibiting sugary drinks would just mean that consumers would choose to have extra cake or pie with their sugar free water, tea or coffee.

Somewhat like the 70s empirical study by Univ Chicago's Sam Peltzman that showed that mandatory seat belt use meant drivers felt safer, drove faster, and killed more pedestrians.

I'm have connectivity problems else I would google up the link for you, but you can look for it yourself on www.Cato.org

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Mario LAF <mario@libertarian.co.uk> wrote:
 

New Yorkers on benefits face fizzy drinks ban

Page last updated at 05:06 GMT, Thursday, 2 June 2011 06:06 UK
Dave Howard By Dave Howard

With a month to go before the height of summer, temperatures in New York
are already hitting 30C (86F).

For Dennis, Johnson and Javii, playing basketball in the Bronx, it's the
kind of weather for a refreshing fizzy drink.

"Soda's good for us," says Johnson.

Dennis is even sure fizzy drinks can help with medical problems: "If you
have a stomach ache," he says, "What does your mom buy?"

He answers his own question: "Ginger ale, right? That's a soda."

Twenty-three-year-old Dominique Pleasant is sitting nearby with her two
daughters. They're all drinking cans of cola.

Like more than a quarter of people in the Bronx, Dominique qualifies for
food stamps.

"Food stamps is free money from the government to purchase food," she
explains.

"It's for people on low incomes, single parent families like us or
people that don't have a job."

'It's stupid'

It's estimated 1.7 million New Yorkers claim food stamps.

Now the city's waiting to hear if the federal government in Washington
will allow a ban on spending food stamps on fizzy drinks.
Dennis, Johnson and Javii Dennis, Johnson and Javii enjoy a fizzy drink
while playing basketball

Health officials say it's to cut obesity and tackle illnesses like diabetes.

"I think it's stupid," says Dominique. "It makes no sense. The air we
are breathing is bad but they aren't trying to stop that."

New York has seen a long line of moves lately to try to improve public
health.

It's just banned smoking in public parks. Chain restaurants have to put
calorie counts on menus.

There's been a series of hard-hitting adverts on local TV warning of the
dangers of fizzy drinks.

Officials say it's about helping people make the right choices.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13618342

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