Few people ruffle my libertarian fur more than Mayor Michael Bloomberg. So of course
I celebrated the July 30 ruling against the Mayor’s soda ban. But I limited the number of 16-plus ounce drinks that I popped in celebration. Not for health reasons, but because the win wasn’t really the libertarian victory I was looking for. The actual win leaves the door open for future soda bans in New York and other cities.
Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-soda crusade officially began on September 13, 2012 when the city’s unelected Board of Health adopted amendment §81.53. The amendment, titled “Maximum Beverage Size,” prohibited many city stores, movie theaters, and restaurants from selling sodas larger than 16 ounces in size. The reason? Mayor Bloomberg decided New Yorkers were too fat, and soda would suffer the consequences.
adopted amendment §81.53. The amendment, titled “Maximum Beverage Size,” prohibited many city stores, movie theaters, and restaurants from selling sodas larger than 16 ounces in size. The reason? Mayor Bloomberg decided New Yorkers were too fat, and soda would suffer the consequences.
A whole host of groups affected by the ruling – including the New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, The New York Korean-American Grocers Associate, and the National Restaurant Association – filed suit one month after the Board of Health enacted the ban. The New York trial court ruled against the soda ban on March 11, 2013. Bloomberg and company appealed.
Via: The Daily Caller trial court ruled against the soda ban on March 11, 2013. Bloomberg and company appealed.Continue Reading....
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