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'Preposterous, 'Sinister.'
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S2OuQJy6ME]George Will Slams New York Soda Ban - YouTube[/ame]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking a lot of heat for his move to combat obesity by banning the sale of large carbonated beverages in his city.
The latest criticism comes from Washington Post columnist George Will, who explained on Sundays broadcast of ABCs This Week with George Stephanopoulos why Bloombergs move represents the flaws of liberalism.
Let me read what Michael Bloomberg said. because in one sentence hes got the essence of contemporary liberalism that is something preposterous and something sinister, Will said. Listen to this: Were not taking away anyones right to do things. Could have fooled me. Were simply forcing you to understand. Now, thats modern liberalism the like of bossing people around, the kind of irritable gesture.
Stephanopoulos interrupted to point out that obesity is an epidemic. But the Washington Post columnist responded that soda consumption was already decreasing before Bloombergs effort.
Of course it is, Will said. Regulating the sizes of these drinks at some outlets will do nothing about it. By the way, the sale of sugary, carbonated sodas has fallen 24 percent since 1998. The American people are getting the word on this. What this really says is what Bloomberg is saying is the government helps with your health care, the government is implicated in your health, therefore we own you, therefore the government can fine-tune all of the decisions that you make pertinent to your health.
Read more: George Will on NYC soda ban: ‘The essence of contemporary liberalism,’ ‘preposterous,’ ‘sinister’ | The Daily Caller
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S2OuQJy6ME]George Will Slams New York Soda Ban - YouTube[/ame]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking a lot of heat for his move to combat obesity by banning the sale of large carbonated beverages in his city.
The latest criticism comes from Washington Post columnist George Will, who explained on Sundays broadcast of ABCs This Week with George Stephanopoulos why Bloombergs move represents the flaws of liberalism.
Let me read what Michael Bloomberg said. because in one sentence hes got the essence of contemporary liberalism that is something preposterous and something sinister, Will said. Listen to this: Were not taking away anyones right to do things. Could have fooled me. Were simply forcing you to understand. Now, thats modern liberalism the like of bossing people around, the kind of irritable gesture.
Stephanopoulos interrupted to point out that obesity is an epidemic. But the Washington Post columnist responded that soda consumption was already decreasing before Bloombergs effort.
Of course it is, Will said. Regulating the sizes of these drinks at some outlets will do nothing about it. By the way, the sale of sugary, carbonated sodas has fallen 24 percent since 1998. The American people are getting the word on this. What this really says is what Bloomberg is saying is the government helps with your health care, the government is implicated in your health, therefore we own you, therefore the government can fine-tune all of the decisions that you make pertinent to your health.
Read more: George Will on NYC soda ban: ‘The essence of contemporary liberalism,’ ‘preposterous,’ ‘sinister’ | The Daily Caller