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Do you think government should ban large sodas so they can save us from ourselves ??

TeresaRudolph7151-55, F Best Comment
No. I think more people need to be properly educated about what is and isn't good to put into our bodies, and what sodas and junk food actually contain and what these things do to us. Of course, one can always read the ingredients and do their own research too. But perhaps nutrition classes should be made part of the curriculum in high school.

But the bottom line always has to be personal responsibility. Without that, we will just end up handing over control over our lives to the government.

MasterLee56-60, M
Ban socialism for that reason
Sure, ban them, fast food outlets, processed foods, salt, sugar, medications, alcohol, energy drinks and everything else deemed to be "unhealthy" for us.

It's almost as bad as our government taxing anything deemed to be "unhealthy" - the only thing that's going to change is that this food will be lifted out of the price range of the poorest members of society, who may well band together and grow their own meat just so that they can have something to put with their vegetables and bread.
chrisCAM
@HootyTheNightOwl Maybe the poor should not be spending their money on this crap?
@chrisCA Maybe they wouldn't if more wholesome foods were cheaper to buy in the first place??? If you've just worked between 8 and 14 hours at your job, do you really want to come home and start cooking a meal from scratch with the kids screaming and shouting because they are hungry???
UckfayOuyayOotay46-50, M
I think the government needs to be more [i]out[/i] of our personal choices, including seat belt/helmet laws, drug prohibition, etc. If someone of legal age wants to make unwise choices for themselves and it only directly effects themselves then let Darwinism take effect.
chrisCAM
@UckfayOuyayOotay Sure. If you are willing to pay for your own medical expenses.
Deadcutie18-21, F
@UckfayOuyayOotay well the seatbelt thing, taxpayer money is wasted cleaning your family up off The hi-way, so in that respect they kind of do have a say in the name of public safety, The others you mention the government should keep hands off
SteelHands61-69, M
Anyone who thinks government should ever regulate what it's legal or illegal to nourish or hydrate yourself with is a pinhead and that goes double for serving sizes it's legal to sell.

Hey dummies, you wanna buy corn by the kernel? How bout H2O by the teaspoon? Because that's where that road goes.
chrisCAM
No. Let Darwin sort them all out.
Firespirit26-30, M
Sure Ban all the things screw freedom and choose the state knows best next its what to think and what to say.
chrisCAM
@Firespirit I would not be surprised that the rates of obesity, and diabetes are in states where you see the most Confederate flags.
Spokeskitties7546-50, M
No... people need to die to save this planet from stupidity. Drink up... folks!!
MrBrownstone46-50, M
@Spokeskitties75 Darwinism
Spokeskitties7546-50, M
@MrBrownstone damn skippy!!!
There shall always be choice and personal accountability.. or I鈥檓 rioting
Deadcutie18-21, F
No, your free to destroy your body as you wish
Spokeskitties7546-50, M
@Deadcutie you just want more dead girls to fondle young lady!!! Your motivation does not escape me!! 馃槒
Deadcutie18-21, F
@Spokeskitties75 hey it鈥檚 a perk of the job..馃き馃き they the ones that make the choice.. I call that consent
SW-User
They wouldn't do that. They love keeping us fat and stupid.
cherokeepatti61-69, F
No but they shouldn鈥檛 subsidize them with food stamps either.
SW-User
I think government should mind their own business..
DragonFruit61-69, M
That鈥檚 incredibly short-sighted. I grew up as one of 8 siblings. We hardly ever bought anything for the house that wasn鈥檛 large size (including sodas)....which doesn鈥檛 mean that we drank them too much.
Besides, I don鈥檛 think banning a lot of things that aren鈥檛 used to hurt others is the way to go.
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MrBrownstone46-50, M
I think they should convert all of their people into pure energy and have done with it.
Spokeskitties7546-50, M
@EugenieLaBorgia she鈥檚 Mr Smith!! 馃槼
SteelHands61-69, M
Yeah dude those things are messed up only certain people actually need them anyway.

*takes drink off extra large monster soda*
GunSmoke956-60, M
No. People would just buy more smaller bottles. The government should work on more important issues.
Deadcutie18-21, F
Are they banned in New York still?
DragonFruit61-69, M
@Deadcutie That was proposed, but never enacted into law.....thus, they have really never been banned in New York.
Deadcutie18-21, F
@DragonFruit oh ok, I thought I remember when I was 5-6 hearing it on the news or something
CountScrofula41-45, M
No they should ban poverty that leads people to live off of soda.
TeresaRudolph7151-55, F
Aww, thanks for Best Answer! :)
Nailed it@TeresaRudolph71
BlueRainF
Are they illegal? 馃槀
PTCdresser5761-69, M
No..thats like banning anything. We have to drink and eat and exercise in moderation

 
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