Judge Blocks New York City\\\'s Limits on Big Sugary Drinks

[Charlotte Little]

22. Uh...

You do realize that those skinny people pouring huge vats of sugary soda down their stretched-out gullets are just as susceptible to diabetes and other health issues as the the fat people, right? In the end, we all get stuck with the bill. Obesity and smoking are two of the biggest healthcare money sucks due to all the health issues both sets of folks tend to have, especially the longer they live shoving that shit in their mouths. And those of us who try hard to take care of ourselves (whether we're fat or thin is irrelevant) end up paying in the long run as insurance companies spread the responsibility to the all of us.

Last I checked, nowhere in the constitution does it state that we are born with the right to drink big gulps until we piss pure sugar. When I was a kid, there was small, medium and large. That was it. And, as I recall, no one got their XXXL panties all stuck up their over-sized asses about it and sniveled so much about their rights to over feed themselves. People certainly over ate but not like nowadays. We should all be just so thrilled that bellying-up-to-the-trough is now considered some sacred right of ours...right up there with owning as many assault rifles as we damn well please.

Jesus...this country and its "individual rights trump the good of all" mentality is just so fucked.