Pros And Cons Of The Soda Ban

Some people blame the food or drink that one consumes for their health issues. But that is in fact false, If a person chooses to consume sugary or fattening food knowing that it may not be the best choice. It's not the food or drinks that are hurting these people, it's the people's choices thats hurting them. The right to choose is very important, it give us a variety instead of having one item to choose from. But what if that was ll stripped away? In 2012 New York's one and only mayor tried to push a ban that limited the public's intake of sugary drinks. The most you could buy was a 16 ounce drink.Of course this had to be approved by the health board and a judge, luckily the judge did not sign off this ban and left the drink sizes the same as they were before. Although
According to paragraph 2 of “Ban the Ban!” it says “when you take away the option to order a soda over a certain size, you have now removed my options. I no longer have a choice. That is not what this country is all about.” The author is explaining hat when the mayor made this ban he is now taking away one of the public’s options to order a larger sized soda than normal. Therefore taking away the right to choose. Also in paragraph 2 of “Ban the Ban!” it says “ If despite all of those efforts, someone chooses to have a sugary drink anyway, that is their choice. If they know the facts and they do it anyway, that is a personal choice. It is not the place of our elected officials to intervene.” This shows that if someone wants choose a bigger drink knowing that it may not be a really good choice for their health, that is still their choice. People do not need to have other people make choices for them. In conclusion it is important for the public to make their own decisions because not only is our country really big on freedom and independence but the public are the only people who know what they