If health is the basis for restricting the big gulp then in the name of health where will our nanny government stop? What else will they direct us not to do , or do? If the big gulp is the culprit then where does lack of exercise come in to play especially with our children? Personal/parental responsibility is in fact being taken over by our government in every aspect of our everyday lives and we are letting it happen. I was so surprised to see New Yorkers roll over on this issue. I thought these brassy and sophicated folks would be marching in the streets. And while elimination of big gulp has become the cause du jour in New York, other states are successful in pushing marijuana as a legitimate cash crop. Unbelievable. There are people on this thread falling into that trap that essentially says the end justifies the means (ie. people are obese and obesity is wrong so taking away a personal choice ( freedom) is the right thing to do because these obese people are just too dumb lazy or unmotiviated to do so themselves. This mind set is going to be the ruin of this nation because in this case the only person that has a right to make those choices is the so called "obese" person. And a negative byproduct of all of this is that these experts by their actions stigmatize all persons who do not fit their view of a healthy body.
I guess next these do gooders will work on is ugly people as the cause du jour. Let's eliminate all ugly people or perhaps it is wiser simply to making pretty people ugly. The main thing is that we all should be the same as nature intended it.
You think my suggestion ridiculous well that's what I think Bloomberg's actions are plainy ridiculous.New Yorkers allowed this yahoo to serve three terms???????????????????????????????