New york is hoping to ban those in receipt of food stamps from buying soda.
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Health officials say it's to cut obesity and tackle illnesses like diabetes.
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"I think it's stupid," says Dominique. "It makes no sense. The air we are breathing is bad but they aren't trying to stop that."
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| Officials say it's about helping people make the right choices |
B***llo**!!! Its about control. :angry:
Source and full story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13618342 How ridiculous is that :rolleyes: They shouldn't be able to tell people what to buy. And is if drinking soda on its own is the main cause of obesity.
The powers that be are taking matters too far.
Oh yes,its dictatorship for the poorest people as bloody usual. :rolleyes:
The reason they drink so much soda is they don't seem to have squashes and cordials over there like we have here.
We don't buy much pop when we are buying our shopping, it is usually a 'holiday' item such as Christmas/Birthdays or a BBQ, but we find when on holiday in the US, we do buy more soda, and there is a lot of choice over there because there is no squashes to buy or at least none that I have found.
Perhaps if there was squashes and cordials sold there, kids would drink them rather than Soda, not a great alternative but the calories would be diluted by the water.
