Soda Drink Strengths And Weaknesses

Beth loved drinking soda. She was a normal girl that had good health and watched her diet regularly. Her and her friends went to the movies one day only to see that they can only buy the large drink of only 16 oz. She would have to spend more money buying more drinks for herself and her friends because surely enough 16 oz of soda won’t be enough to get through a two hour long movie. The mayor in New York City passed a law that everyone selling soda drinks larger than 16 oz. will have to be taken off the menu or will get a fine. There are many problems with this. The government should not regulate the drinking sizes in restaurants and movie theaters because it would only barely change the way people eat, it'll hurt the businesses that are known for selling big drinks, and people will have to pay more and make stops more often if they are going on a long trip. …show more content…
first of all because it would not even change the way people eat. It is proven that an average New Yorker goes to the movies four times a year and only two of those times they buy concessions. There are 363 other days in the year that the person has to make a greater impact on their health. It would be better if they banned candy and milkshakes with it, but only the soda drink sizes are decreased. There is no law that lowers milkshake sizes or a law that regulates candy and junk food intakes. This law will do nothing but annoy the citizens of New York.

Taking away large drinks from restaurants will majorly hurt restaurants and businesses that are known for their large, hard to hold drinks. Mc. Donalds, PepsiCo, and Coca-cola all see it as a discriminatory ban. That it will lower their businesses and build up others. What will happen if 7-Eleven had to take off their popularly known big gulps. This law will not only bankrupt businesses but force people to have to spend more money on more handfuls of small cups on a long