Urge to Limit Supersized Sodas Comes to Boston Area (POLL)
First, New York. Now, Cambridge and possibly even Brookline are mulling the idea of legally restricting the size of some sodas as a way to fight the obesity problem. What do you think?
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg kind of started it: proposing the city restrict the size of certain sodas sold in the city as a way to tackle what doctors say are soaring obesity rates.
It sure does make for good comedy; The Daily Show's Jon Stewart loves pointing out that under Bloomberg's proposal, a small amount of marijuana would elicit a bigger fine than a Big Gulp.
But...
Does Bloomberg have a point? Is taking at least one small regulatory step toward solving the obesity problem worth considering? Or is it an at-first hilarious, but then on-second-thought rather ominous governmental overreach?
Now the mayor of Cambridge has proposed her city study the idea. And last night, at the Brookline Board of Selectmen meeting, there was fleeting mention of the idea; the Boston Globe reports that Brookline "may also debate whether to limit the sale of soft drinks at its Town Meeting this fall."
Could a soft drink restriction be coming to your town? If so, what do you think about that? Let us in the poll and in the comments section below.
Janellen27
3:49 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
It's not the Government's job to protect us from our own stupidity. . . . or, is it!
Honestly, what this says is the Government has to do the parenting because the parents won't/don't know how to do their jobs.
America, this is simply pathetic! Think about it: If we can't teach our kids about sugar and nutrition, and need an authority figure to do it for us, what kind of a military will we have to defend our country, and what kind of Administration will we have to run it tomorrow? (OK, I know, the kids of today won't qualify as fit for duty because they're all 4F already!)
Whose idea was it to put snack and soda machines in schools, anyway? Who raised their kids on a bag of cold Burger King chemicals for dinner? How 'bout taking responsibility for raising healthy kids w/a home-cooked meal, every now and then.