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Franzl
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« on: March 11, 2013, 03:51:32 PM »

I hope Bloomberg doesn't comply. It's a shame no executives ever go full-on Jackson on the fascists in black robes.

Fascism=not allowing the government to control things? Huh

Letting corporations control the government, as they are doing here by using the judiciary to overturn sensible regulations on soda serving sizes.

Overturning draconian regulations on how much soda I'm allowed to drink. That's not corporations wielding massive influence, it's the rare emergence of some amount of sense in government.

There are no regulations on how much soda you're allowed to drink.

There are regulations on cup size, which is just as ridiculous.

It's a good idea.
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Franzl
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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 04:02:21 PM »

I hope Bloomberg doesn't comply. It's a shame no executives ever go full-on Jackson on the fascists in black robes.

Fascism=not allowing the government to control things? Huh

Letting corporations control the government, as they are doing here by using the judiciary to overturn sensible regulations on soda serving sizes.

Overturning draconian regulations on how much soda I'm allowed to drink. That's not corporations wielding massive influence, it's the rare emergence of some amount of sense in government.

There are no regulations on how much soda you're allowed to drink.

There are regulations on cup size, which is just as ridiculous.

Why is it ridiculous? Obesity is a huge public health problem that is only getting worse, people are still allowed to drink as much soda as they want, and the regulation makes use of the "default bias" to ensure that people will drink less calorie-rich soda.

Then why don't we focus less on allowing the government to control everything, right down to diet, and more on instilling worthwhile values in people, like health-consciousness and self-control, so our future generations aren't as terrible as the current one?

That doesn't seem to be working well in America.
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