"Depending on the point of view, the rule is a violation of basic human rights; a measure to protect children from lives of diabetes, heart disease and other ills; an economic misstep; or a necessary move toward curbing New York’s obesity problem." Others opposed to the ruling say that the money spent enforcing could more effectively be used on other projects including after school programs that emphasize education and physical activity or healthy eating.
This is not the first time that Bloomberg has limited or banned items in the guise of public health, ex cigarettes and artificial fats. The implications of the government forcing maximums and limits are scary, but so is the alternative of near a whole population of unhealthy and overweight individuals.
