Tuesday, 12 April 2011
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In Boston: No More Soda on City Property
Boston really, really wants you to stop drinking sugar-y drinks.
So much, in fact, that they are making it illegal to sell them on city property. They've even come up with a drink rating system that goes into three categories: red, yellow, and green. How does each one work? Quite like you'd imagine the rules of a traffic light would apply.
City departments apparently have six months to sell off the rest of their soda and sugar-filled juice drinks before facing some consequences. To help push them forward, posters have been put up to reinforce the idea that state "Stop. Rethink Your Drink. Go on Green."
You're probably curious what beverages fall into each category. Below is a quick summary.
- Red: non-diet sodas, sweetened iced teas, sports drinks, etc.
- Yellow: diet sodas, diet iced teas, 100% fruit juices, low calorie sports drinks, sweetened soy milk, flavored/sweetened milk
- Green: bottled water, low fat milk, unsweetened soy milk, regular or flavored seltzer water
I guess it will make a small difference, but it's not going to stop people from going to the store and buying a two liter of coke. Oh well, I guess whatever makes them happy...
To see the official press release and get more information, check it out on the city of Boston's website here.
What do you think about this decision?
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Comments (44)
Dumb. I wonder if people are allowed to smoke on city sidewalks, and what category breathing second-hand smoke would be in.
interesting.
So along with having people getting arrested for DUI/selling illegal drugs they'll also start having people selling getting arrested for selling "illegal sodas." This is ridiculous.
Absurd. The government doesn't have a right to restrict what anyone eats or drinks.
Hopefully it will force the prices of cola's to go down. :o
But, stupid none-the-less.Free country -not. People should be able to make their own decisions not by the nanny authority.
Nanny state! hooray!!
Although, replacing broken chairs every so often is probably expensive.
If they're going to start acting like China, people should start doing aerobics at work at the beginning of their shift.
That's almost as bad as this: Chicago School Bans Homemade Lunches
I like how they think that diet sodas are better than non-diet sodas.....ah ignorance. Well hey, many states have already banned privately owned business from allowing their patrons to smoke in THEIR establishments. This just follows the same non-logic and removes any personal decision making that people might have to incur from wondering what is right and wrong for themselves. Its no wonder people are beginning to become more and more irresponsible.
Goooood! Now do that everywhere.
@squiggs_02@xanga - I actually JUST wrote a post about that as well. Should be going up on the homepage within the next couple days I'd assume. (that is even more ridiculous than what is going on in Boston!!)
Wow, I didn't know about this! Interesting.
This sounds absolutely fantastic.
This is not at all a nanny state because the city decides itself what allotment of city property is assigned for what purpose.
In every way shape and form does this decision make sense: The city is no longer assisting the sales of harmful substances to citizens!
hell no. what happened to freedom? oh wait that died a long time ago
ummm... do people realize that city-owned property equals city departments (like the DMV) and public schools? This doesn't mean it's illegal to sell soda in the city Boston...only city-owned property. This will basically just remove sodas from vending machine options and in cafeterias in these departments...you can still buy a 2-liter bottle of soda from the store and bring it to work with you or school with you. I really don't think this infringes on anyone's freedom...
aren't diet soda's actually more unhealthy than regular? because of the supplement they use instead of sugar? either way, that's just simply ridiculous. people are going to be going "under the table" for just a can of soda or bottle of gatorade. what's next, rehabs for people who like soda? if that doesn't already exist.
that's stupid. What if a type one diabetic was low on sugar and needed a juice right away? Juice isn't bad...
I think this is kind of dumb. I can see what they are trying to do and what they are hoping to achieve, but I don't think it's going to make as big a difference as they are thinking it will. Also, as a runner, I would be upset to see that a sports drink was not easily available to me on the street. People who actually drink sports because they need the calories and the carbs are not going to buy a low calorie sports drink, it defeats the purpose.
stupid. i really don't see this helping anyone, aside from giving self-righteous food nazis a small sense of victory.
This is discrimination against soft drinks. I would agree with something like this if Boston made liquor illegal to sell on city property. But this is just stupid.
@prettyruby@xanga - If the sodas weren't allowed to be sold in city-owned property, I'd be ok with that.
It's no wonder why people can't think for themselves anymore. They don't have to. Someone is always telling them what to do. Like the Chicago ban on brown bagged lunches, I think this is a waste of time. I know soda is not good for me. I know I should be drinking more water, eat more vegetables and fruit than junk food. I know I should exercise. I didn't need the government to tell me!
@Xbeautifully_broken_downX@xanga - They're not restricting anything... they're just not supporting it.
I don't agree with the government making these kinds of decisions because people should be smart enough to do so my themselves.
-soda free since Nov 2010.
Boston sucks. The whole place is stove up with government interference. Never going through Logan Airport again.
I think someone has been in office way too long, and needs to be voted out.
@prettyruby@xanga - Thanks for clearing that up.