“Everyone told me what I couldn’t do. They said I was too young, that I didn’t have enough money, experience, strength, or knowledge. They told me it would take forever and I’d never come home. Well… guess what?” (Barrington Irving) The soda ban is the banment of large sized drinks. This ban will lead us to a future with no rights or freedom. The nation should have our rights and take action like Irving. He didn’t do nothing as people doubted him. He pushed himself to achieve his goal. Our nation should too take action and make a difference. Although some might argue that the soda should be put in place, there are numerous of reasons why soda should not be banned. The soda ban should be neglected because it opens the door to new laws, limiting our rights, it’s contrary to our nation of freedom, and it’s not the best way to regulate health. …show more content…
In the “Pro, Con Arguments…” article, Samantha Gross states, “This infringement on the rights of New Yorkers leads us to ask what will be banned next?” (paragraph 14) Even people are questioning this law. They know that from banning soda, other laws can be opened, limiting our rights of freedom. Also, in the article “Ban the Ban” Sidney Anne Stone states “...don’t think you are not going to be affected. You will! It starts here and it will spread throughout the nation.”(paragraph 4) In other words, the soda ban will affect people “throughout the nation”. Consequently, this will put boundaries on our lives and even if there’s a chance people agree, more possibilities to other laws may open leading us to a nation without
The article,“ Battle lines drawn over soda tax,” by Associated Press , the Press explains how there is an ongoing “national fight about taxing sugary drinks.” According to Associated Press, “ Health experts say the beverages contribute to health issues such as diabetes, obesity, and tooth decay.” This quote demonstrates that sugary drinks can lead to health issues. Since sugary drinks leads to health issues, people are considering soda tax. This is because thirteen percent of adult minorities are diagnosed with diseases such as diabetes.
The New York Soda Ban is a step in the wrong direction and efforts should be put towards making life better, rather than focusing on a movement that will have little to no effect. Realize that I am not stating the soda should be drank, because even I know that soda is harmful towards the body and is one of the leading causes of obesity. However, I believe that the soda ban will have little effect and that time and money should be applied somewhere where the act would have an effect of making life better. The reason I do not believe this ban will do as much good as stated, is because the ban is flawed. This brings me to my first point, which is, one cup of boysenberry juice has 256 grams of sugar, equaling to 225 calories. One cup of Cola only
Pratt, Katherine. "A Constructive Critique Of Public Health Arguments For Antiobesity Soda Taxes And Food Taxes." Tulane Law Review 87.1 (2012): 73-140. Academic Search Complete. Web. 24 Mar. 2014.
The New York soda ban would not prove to be effective because it is will bring about a rebellious reaction in some people, it does not include supermarkets, vending machine and convenience stores and refills which means people can go around it and educating people should be the first step towards improvement in their lifestyle.
This article is talking about a mayor banning beverages larger than 16 oz. at restaurants, sports arenas and movie theaters. The reason this mayor wants to ban large sodas is because he is afraid for all of New York’s health. That’s a good thing because a lot of us don’t know what we drink and eat most of the time. We just eat our food we don’t even bother to look what’s really in side such as calories, fats and oils in our food. This Mayor is doing New York a huge favor by banning large sodas. He’s helping everyone in New York about their health but people of New York doesn’t see that. There are people who are trying to not let him pass this law because some of them probably drink 16 oz. every day of once a week or twice a week or even more.
During the New York soda ban the city produced a regulation banning restaurants and similar venues from serving soda and other sugary drinks over 16 ounces. Conly explains that this is a justifiable action “because there is an obvious obesity epidemic, and there is considerable evidence linking this back to increased portion sizes in restaurants” (Conly 243). I believe that the government does not have a role to protect people from themselves. “Justified hard paternalism” equates the government with being every citizens father, which defeats the purpose of being a free country. From a freedom prospective, there is not a clear distinction as to where you draw the line when telling citizens that it is a good or bad decision for there happiness and well-being. Conly might argue that we protect each other from hurting one another so there is no difference in stopping one another from hurting our own self. Hurting another person is a far stretch from hurting yourself when it comes to drinking too much soda because you are making the decision for yourself and the value of your future. For example, going to church is universally good for every single person in the world, and as a father I will make my children go to church, but if we are a lawmaker in
In the past couple years people all around the nation, whether it's in New York City or an 8th Grade classroom in Michigan, people have been pressed with the question, whether the New York Soda Ban, is a good thing, improving health, or if there is a larger issue. Is this decision showing evidence of the Government interfering with our basic civil liberties?
Today I decided to tackle an issue that causes me so much stress, anxiety, and tension in my life, pooping at Starbucks. I don't like pooping at public spaces and pooping at Starbucks is stressful.
In May of 2012 Mayor Bloomberg announced his portion cap rule proposal (Renwick, 2013). This proposal would ban the sale of sweet and sugary beverages that are over sixteen ounces in size. This ban would affect movie theaters, restaurants, street vendors, and any other commercial entity that is regulated by the New York City health department (Yee, 2013). This proposal is commonly referred to as the New York City Soda Ban.
The United States believes soda is crippling children’s health, causing school officials to ban the sale of these sugary drinks from schools. Although soda causes health problems, such as diabetes and obesity, banning soda from schools will not improve children’s overall health. Soda is not the primary culprit of childhood obesity or diabetes; the foods available in schools are equally as detrimental to a child’s health. To see a change in student 's diets, school officials should not only reform soda, but the food as well. Schools should feel compelled to make resources available to educate our kids on clean eating, as proper information would help to improve dietary choices. Even though childhood obesity and other health problems are steadily increasing, soda is not to blame and
It is sad. People from all races and backgrounds are obese. In a recent survey done at Henry Ford College, 43 percent of students were overweight. Whether it is because they do not follow a healthy diet or they inherited it from their parents. Being overweight is correlated with lacking exercise or physical activity and not watching what is on the plate. Obesity can cause many illnesses, including diabetes, which is very common. As the debate whether soda tax should take effect arises, critics say that the tax will help those with obesity-related illnesses. What about exercising and maintaining a healthy lifestyle? These two factors cannot be forgotten knowing they are the most important. Americans have consumed 12 percent of soda and become less active since 1970. A soda tax aims to stop consumers from buying soda to help those who are obese. This will not be effective. Therefore a soda tax will not be good public policy.
First I would talk about the relation between energy drinks and anxiety, second I will talk about how it takes your organs and lastly I would talk about how it affects your wallet.
In the article “Food politics” they say that some think it is their option to drink as much as they please. This means that although these bans are to keep citizens healthy some do not care about what these product do to them only about the pleasure they get from food. This matters because those who consume these harmful products can not meet fitness standards, they think it is their option. Some may say these bans are simply made to give assistance to the well being of mortals; however, these bans minimize their freedom. In the text “Should the government regulate what we eat?”
Everyone knows what a ban is used for. Whether for good reasons or bad, bans are meant to stop a group of people or civilization from doing something that is not liked by another. Various bans throughout human existence has included bans on books, arts, even religions. But the ban I would like to discuss is a bit more recent, and would have affected a lot of people if it would have stayed. In 2012, the New York City mayor by the name of Michael Bloomberg put in place a ban on sodas over sixteen ounces, hoping to reduce the obesity in New York City. And although Bloomberg had a right end goal, his way of achieving it was not very efficient.
Have you ever thought how much soda you consume and how bad it can be for you? Many people will drink soda instead of water, simply because it tastes better. The government should limit the intake of sugary beverages because it can lead to many different problems such as heart disease, obesity, and overall it is an unhealthy life-style. “The average person consumes almost 100lbs of sugar a year, with the single biggest source being soda.” A sugary beverage occasionally would be ok, but drinking it every day would cause problems for you overtime. People drink, more soda than they do water. People should be consuming at least eight 8-ounce glasses a day. Mostly no one will drink that amount of water a day. In today’s society, it can be easy to grab a soda for one dollar and carry on. They may taste better but they are not better for your health. “Sugary drinks include soda, fruit punch, lemonade, and other “aides” sweetened powdered drinks, and sports energy drinks.”