If ever a public policy belonged in this space, it was the misguided and ultimately futile attempt by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to ban large sodas.
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The ban on sugary drinks sold in containers of more than 16 ounces became law in 2012, and a judge killed it a few months later.
The soda ban was the perfect example of nanny state-ism: an arbitrary limitation on personal behavior under the assumption state power should be used to improve people’s freedom to make choices. The ban ultimately accomplished nothing. You could, after all, buy two 16-ounce sodas instead of one 32-ounce soda, all the while sticking taxpayers with the legal bill for trying to defend the policy in court.
Now it could be coming back.
New York State Assemblyman Matthew Titone, D-Staten Island, has proposed legislation that would ban the sale of sugary drinks 16 ounces or larger to minors across the state.
That means, yes, you’d have to show ID before buying a bottle of cola.
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