Vocabulary 1 (blogpost 5.0)

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"Don't Ban Big Gulps"

A mayor in New York has proposed a moratorium on the sale of 32 oz sodas. Opposers of this seem to be ubiquitous, organizing protests against the ban. According to a poll, 60% of New Yorkers are in opposition. The article quotes the US to be, in vernacular terms, "the fattest nation on earth", quite a casual statement that hits you in the oversized gut. It is true that America is replete with overweight persons. The jokes made about this issue are interminable. Americans are always sought out to be the punch line of some other country's joke because we are so young and powerful but frankly, can be quite stupid. It is lugubrious that healthy foods are so often priced higher that unhealthy foods. Unfortunately, Americans are zealous about prices, always trying to get more for less, but that often compromises the health of the decision. It would helpful if politicians and the economy would form a camaraderie on the issue of highly taxed healthy foods. This is not a new issue. There have been a litany of issues  about food prices linked to obesity. The only way to truncate the list of complaints is to comply. It must be especially hard for people living in a city like New York City to eat healthy because not only are prices high, there is a complete lack of arable land to home-grow foods. It is true, the issue of taxes in America is a frangible one. Everyone is sensitive to the topic and it must be approached with great care as it seems to be a wrenching concept to some. It's a natural response, though. Nobody likes to have their wallets desiccated...figuratively, of course.

Maybe someday, we can handle a situation about soda sizes with more equanimity.