Liberals' new math on display in New York City's drink size debate

[Hubie]

http://michellemalkin.com/2012/06/07/michael-bloomberg-calorie/


New York Mayor Bloomberg recently asked his critics this question pertaining to his proposed ban of cup sizes over 16 ounces: “Is purchasing two 16-ouncers instead of one 32-ounce too much of an inconvenience to help reverse a national health catastrophe?”

You might have asked (as I did): Wouldn’t two 16-ounce sodas be just as bad for you as one 32-ouncer?

The answer, according to information provided by the Nanny of NYC, is no.

According to a graphic on Michael Bloomberg’s Facebook page, doubling the size of a sugared soda larger than 16 ounces more than doubles the amount of sugar and calories.

Here's the link to the Facebook graphic:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150871206793499&set=a.444815108498.235412.6756153498&type=1&theater

Some pretty choice comments there.

Anyway, they obviously think the public is too stupid to figure this out. That might be the case in liberal NYC, but not everywhere.

[Zeus]

Twas my first thought upon hearing about the 32 oz and above ban. consumer Purchases 2 or more 16 oz drinks,still getting the desired quantity. Two 16 oz drinks costing more than a 32 oz drink becomes a profit boom to the retailer.

[Hubie]

Twas my first thought upon hearing about the 32 oz and above ban. consumer Purchases 2 or more 16 oz drinks,still getting the desired quantity. Two 16 oz drinks costing more than a 32 oz drink becomes a profit boom to the retailer.

I'm not sure about that. Yes, it's a tad cheaper to buy one 32 oz drink vs. two 16 oz. drinks, but I don't think the profit margin for the retailer or anyone else (distributer, manufacturer, tax collecting government) would be very significant. (Being in the retail area, you'd think I would know for sure.)

[AmPat]

Once MOOchelle and the rest of the Marxists get us used to what we cannot have such as salt, sugar, meat, etc, it is only a small step to make us go to the gym or physical re-education camps. If the NinCompoop In Chief is re-elected, watch for adult fat camps in a location near you.
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[Odysseus]

Once MOOchelle and the rest of the Marxists get us used to what we cannot have such as salt, sugar, meat, etc, it is only a small step to make us go to the gym or physical re-education camps. If the NinCompoop In Chief is re-elected, watch for adult fat camps in a location near you.
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Well, if there's one thing that socialist reeducation camps are good for, it's weight loss. Just look at some of the people coming out of the Gulags.

[Rockntractor]

Doubling the number of cups will strip our forests of trees within 6 months and exponentialy hasten global warming causing us to spiral toward our destruction in December.
The AssTechs knew this.