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   Tigger said, 2 months ago

   No one is forcing us to drink sodas. We do not need the Government to protect us from ourselves.
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   Ms. Ima said, 2 months ago

   The libs talking point of the day is still a 32 oz drink?
   How about something substantal. What happened to the sequester?
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   Chillbilly said, 2 months ago

   People who don’t live in NYC are the ones making all the noise about this. The only people here who care are the fast food and soda industries. The delis and mom-and-pops would’ve made MORE money selling MORE smaller sodas.
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   pdchapin said, 2 months ago

   The question is, how to we avoid having to pick up the tab for the fattie who shows up at the ER with a heart attack. We could force everybody to have health insurance, but the Republicans are still fighting that.
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   Omnius said, 2 months ago

   republicans and their cheap sugar highs, no wonder they’re just a bunch of angry bird brains.
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   echoraven said, 2 months ago

   @Omnius

   uhhh…. there is probably plenty of sugar in that Kool Aid that you slam back so passionately.
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   Nancy said, 2 months ago

   Actually, there are more fat dems -at least here among my acquaintances, that is true.
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   1opinion said, 2 months ago

   @Nancy

   “Actually, there are more fat dems -at least here among my acquaintances, that is true.”

   Here there are more Republicans than Democrats, and most of the Republicans seem to be obese. Your comment is of no value.
   You should delete.
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   1opinion said, 2 months ago

   @ScottPM

   “Again you miss the point about health insurance. People don’t want the government to replace their insurance with an inferior gov product. "
   Which it would not be. Well it might be once the Republicans start working on (against) it. Medicare/Medicaid works quite well, as can be seen by the people who wanted the government to keep their hands off it. Nurf, nurf.
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    mickey1339 said, 2 months ago

    @Omnius

    “a bunch of angry bird brains.”
    

    
    REALLY??? You are insulting republicans for being angry when it isn’t even a partisan cartoon? You who posts angry insulting remarks on a daily basis? Angry? Seriously, think about what you are saying…
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    Keith Russell said, 2 months ago

    Welcome to idiocracy folks. The most disturbing point is that this is being pushed by a mayor. No mayor should have that much power. What’s next, mayors get to make a “kill list” and use drones?
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    Stipple said, 2 months ago

    All the illegal drugs combined, the death total is less per year than sugar related deaths.
    Remember, nicotine and alcohol are legal.
    .
    My question is why anybody expects laws to make any sense at all?
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    flake-67121 said, 2 months ago

    @pdchapin

    “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”

    Ayn Rand
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    mickey1339 said, 2 months ago

    I have a libertarian solution. Saves money too. If the chubbett’s want to become morbidly obese, and then they develop all the traditional ailments that go with it, the government gives them a diet book and a gym membership subsidized by 50%. Saves billions in health care costs and satisfies societies need to feel like they are helping them. Satisfies the freedom of choice for the individual and a responsible action on the part of government without excessive cost or regulation.
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    cjr53 said, 2 months ago

    @Keith Russell

    Your leap in logic is truly r/w, stunning; but not unexpected. Have a fun, fear-filled life.
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