NYC Board of Health passes big-soda crackdown rule

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[Made In The USA]

I don’t know, but there’s probably 8 or 9 new agencies in NYC writing regulations on it, and hundreds of bureaucrats ready to enforce this.

Freedom. They apparently just don’t fully get the concept in NYC.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Nope. When someone goes in, they will buy one soda and be done. Before they would buy the biggest soda as it was the “best value”, but it was also the best price point for the theater.

Now people will buy a smaller popcorn (because in their minds they won’t have enough soda to wash it down) and a 16oz soda. Instead of spending $14 for a large popcorn and soda, they will be spending $8 for a small popcorn and soda.

It will cost theaters thousands of dollars a week.

[Vision]

No big sodas but...but all the sodomy you want!

[Defiant]

Thanks for that highly relevant clarification. I’d have to run a McDonalds to use my fix to this idiotic legislation. How about burrito stands, does it apply to them?

[TexasRepublic]

Convict #1: “What are you in here for?”
Convict #2: “Premeditated murder. And you?”
Convict #1: “Selling 24 ounce sodas.”

[ArGee]

I believe it applies to all street vendors and all restaurants. I’m surprised 7-11 isn’t included because they also sell prepared food, but it’s not (or at least the last I heard). I don’t know how the food store/delis will be judged.

And, to someone else’s point, diet sodas are not included.

Good luck finding a place in NYC that doesn’t have the fountain behind the counter, though. Too many people and too many homeless to take a chance on letting the public serve themselves.

[1_Rain_Drop]

I see your point.

[ex91B10]

NY'ers remind me of Russians; they seem to enjoy being ruled by despots.

The Kenyan must go.

[ex91B10]

"I guess all other crimes and violent acts are under control and soda is the current issue."

And baby formula.

The Kenyan must go.

[Defiant]

You solve that by selling them 2 16 oz sodas, and one 32 oz cup. Hand them the sodas, let them pour the contents into their own, personal one cent cup. They could also use those 32 oz plastic cups that are refillable; just bring them in and ask for 2 16 oz drinks and say FU to Mayor Nannie.

[Jonty30]

New York has a cup tax for fountain sodas.

They know that this won’t stop people from drinking the amount of pop they do, but it will force them to buy a second cup.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nanny State PING!

[Lazamataz]

You know, I’m old enough to remember freedom.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So am I.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

If you want your 32-oz. drink, just look for the sneakers hanging from the telephone line.

[TigersEye]

When they came for the soda I was drinking a beer.

[TigersEye]

You’re very old. Old enough to know better. Older than dirt. Old.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!