Nanny Bloomberg --- just another one. On Feb 25, 3:24 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > DCG posted: " Mayor Bloomberg tells state to follow city's ban on sodas > larger than 16 oz NY Post: Mayor Bloomberg today called on the state to > follow the city's lead by banning the sale of sugary sodas in sizes larger > than 16 ounces in all stores, not just restaura" Respond to this post by > replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Nanny Bloomberg > still at > it…<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/nanny-bloomberg-sti...> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > [image: nanny]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/nanny.jpg> > Mayor Bloomberg tells state to follow city's ban on sodas larger than 16 oz > > NY > Post<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bloomberg_tells_state_than_follow_...>: > Mayor Bloomberg today called on the state to follow the city's lead by > *banning > the sale of sugary sodas in sizes larger than 16 ounces in all stores*, not > just restaurants. The city's new law takes effect March 12 in food > establishments regulated by the Health Department. > > Supermarkets, groceries and shops where prepared foods constitute less than > 50 percent of sales are not affected because they're overseen by the state > Agriculture Department and the city doesn't have jurisdiction. Individual > pizza parlors would have to obey the new law, even when it comes to > deliveries. > > At a press conference today, the mayor was asked why pizza shops shouldn't > be in the same category as supermarkets, where customers would still be > able to walk out with all the two-liter soda bottles they could carry. "You > have exactly the right question, but you're asking it the wrong way," the > mayor said. "*Keep in mind we're trying to save the lives of these kids, > particularly kids*...The state should do exactly the same thing in stores." > Gov. Cuomo's office said it was preparing a response. > > Bars and nightclubs would also have to get rid of their large sodas under > the city's new policy. *Bloomberg said he couldn't understand how that > could be a big deal.* "If you're going to drink more than 16 ounces of > alcohol with something in it, you're not going to get out of the bar," he > said. "Or maybe you're going to go out on a stretcher." > > Large bottles of soda are usually part of the set-up when patrons at trendy > bars shells out hundreds of dollars for "bottle service." > > The > result<http://twitchy.com/2013/02/24/soda-jerk-ny-post-slams-nanny-bloomberg...>of > this ban? > > *And consumers, especially families, will soon see how the rules will > affect their wallets — forcing them to pay higher unit prices for smaller > bottles.* > *Typically, a pizzeria charges $3 for a 2-liter bottle of Coke. But under > the ban, customers would have to buy six 12-ounce cans at a total cost of > $7.50 to get an equivalent amount of soda.* > > How it could be a big deal? How about this Nanny Bloomberg - let the > customer decide how much soda they want to purchase and drink? You get what > you vote for New York. > > DCG > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | February > 25, 2013 at 12:27 pm | Tags: Mayor > Bloomberg<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=mayor-bloomberg>| > Categories: > Liberals/Democrats/Left<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=115894710>| > URL:http://wp.me/pKuKY-kqE > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/nanny-bloomberg-sti...> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/nanny-bloomberg-sti...> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/nanny-bloomberg-sti... > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com>
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