The War on Soft Drinks in New York City: No Sugar For You

It soon may be easier to buy beer in New York City than a Coca-Cola. The New York government has decided to play babysitter and keep you from drinking sugary soft drinks by creating a ban on certain sizes of drinks.

The New York Times reports of Bloomberg's tyranny:

New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.


The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March. 


 The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.

Prohibition in a place that calls itself the land of the free. What a joke we are becoming where government babysits our every move!

New York has had its Soup Nazi. Now Bloomberg is the Pepsi Nazi.