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Few things are more amusing than watching the ever-important run to ban soft drinks and sugar for "your own good." Following New York City's attempt to ban soft drinks over 16 oz. from fast food restaurants, other left-wing cities, such as Cambridge, MA (90% voted for Obama!), are starting to line up. Controlling citizens lives is what big government is all about. Michelle Obama immediate reaction was to praise Bloomberg's efforts to "fight obesity" rather than laugh off the effort as out-of-control government nanny-statism. From the Cambridge article, there was this:

"But Cambridge City Councilor Leland Cheung said he was befuddled to see the proposal because there has been such a backlash against the idea in New York City. Cheung said the soda ban in New York has been ridiculed in the media, and is almost a nightly subject of the political comedy program "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Comedy Central."

Note that the general instincts of councilor wasn't to think this level of control was absurd, but to note that there was backlash in NYC. So while they would like to ban sodas, being liked may be more important.

But beyond the controlling aspect of the anti-soda, here is why these laws are just silly and emblematic of why big government rarely works or has successful outcomes

* Not on the ban list are Milk-Based products. So while you won't be able to walk into Burger King in NYC and get a soda over 16oz. (150 Calories, 0 fat, 39 grams of sugar) anyone can get a 20 oz. Chocolate Milk shake that packs 980 Calories, 24 Grams of fat, and 150 grams of sugar. To come close to that milkshake in calories, one would need about 100oz. of soda, while 64 oz. of soda would be needed to match the all-evil sugar content.

* It doesn't ban refills! You might only get a 16oz. cup, but dining in means unlimited refills and all the soda one can desire. People who drive through will be limited to a 16oz. soda (or, 5 if they choose to order them), but dining in is a fat and diabetes-inducing free-for-all. Rather than prevent people from drinking too much soda, isn't it possible that more people will choose to eat inside now to ensure they have enough drink to wash down there 2,000 calorie-but-not-banned mean?

If the goal is to prevent people from getting fat or diabetes, regulations like this are ridiculous. The only way to save people from themselves, if liberals are serious, is to outright ban these products. But that is something to be worked on for the future, I suppose.

Not surprisingly, the same ideology that wants to ban soft drinks, energy drinks, and salt also thinks legalizing drugs is a great idea because it allows for personal freedom and the right to harm one's self. (After all drugs aren't more harmful than alcohol, which given the lack of restrictions is also less harmful than soda). Obviously, the backlash of voters has been apparent. Even people who vote these nanny-staters into office look at them with befuddlement and ask: "seriously?" Maybe that's at least a little sign of progress.

Food Bans and the Illogical Nanny State originally appeared on About.com Conservative Politics: U.S. on Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 at 08:35:49.

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