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FOX News Legal Analyst Lis Wiehl and Deirdre Imus debate whether the government should regulate soda size.
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Off apparently are the mayor is from a proposing.
A ban on large sugary sodas.
To fight obesity and -- -- -- Terry.
On -- Or -- or -- diet.
Beverages.
But -- a big mistake it Citi include those I don't line I don't know why it excluded.
-- related to horrible health problems and obesity but debate in New York City the obesity related.
Illnesses cost the city four billion a year on theater if they put that and a place that you can't have anything over what sixteen ounces that people just.
-- too -- ounces or please recent when you and -- kid did you drink anything over 16 am I sure I think what it's not parents blues then.
I was -- bottles why did you when you -- Huge.
-- just think -- exactly that 7-Eleven big -- chancellor is what I was a kid we go to the movies after the movies that a -- -- slushy would ever was and they were 32 -- and they were great.
The airlines developments -- probably not -- -- So you're defending that is if that's okay it was this is part of that rob -- -- -- now look this is part of growing us now.
The problem that wait a -- If you say to people you can't have -- your generation growing up to people smoked in in the fifties that until hello and about fifty in the forties and yeah.
Driven about -- thirty everyone thought it was a -- smoke in fact actors' -- and it can help your lungs and their doctors -- -- -- ground that we now have too much evidence overwhelming evidence that knows that it causes disease cancer and all of -- Having problems you know something -- -- and we have so much information about high fructose corn syrup about sugar.
And the access in our society right now for 12.
What about something a little something called personal responsibility.
You could decide what you're gonna of those again I just been obesity related illnesses cost this 84 billion dollars.
-- -- I think personal responsibility that you want the government to come in and regulate everything we eat you just went child goes to school you're expecting her to have personal responsibility and not grab all that -- out.
I believe she -- good thank you all that junk that they servants.
Now I let it not happening that there -- -- not happening at the facts are there where children don't mustard.
I have been very coming -- -- -- yeah that's great thing and and -- -- -- factors that we have epidemic proportions and -- not -- obesity diabetes can't caught up with them can't -- You just ask you not answer it -- all questions.
Related and Krauthammer but a chance to listen question thank you what's your question -- You know -- Does that did you even have a quite OK the two part question.
Eight personal responsibility -- their personal responsibility and these can the government really come in and regulate everything we say and do -- eat you really want that I think about I I don't I think that -- -- -- -- -- wants to come in and say this is -- -- you look at -- city of Philadelphia they did chancellor question you have just say yeah I -- yes I think we are big numbers are regular -- Henry joining did not.
Now I think that's -- -- that's I think there's nothing wrong with Bloomberg saying what.
-- trying to do what he's doing he's trying to help.
We have a get a come down economics to again is costing the city over four billion dollars just in the obesity related don't think what you're not and other -- -- understand that if people really -- -- -- and get these sugary drink these horrible sugary drinks.
And the size then is limited to eight ounces for the sixteenth why are now buying them because -- are available.
What are you bring -- altered -- something you don't even need to -- -- -- I'm -- I'm sick and it's still much comment but what happened -- drinking water healthy filtered water.
Or are unsweetened iced -- I did -- we weren't Texas a new other wasn't really anyway get healthy food.
What are Budget Committee water and honestly I would say that you Deirdre it's not always about you keep trying to not -- about you -- world -- block around energy -- you know I'm making recommendations that people can make healthy choices and when they don't even an unhealthy level.
They can they still try to make a healthy tries -- that huge -- 32 ounce or fifty ounce it's got good point whether it's I.
Now why -- my case used to.
It recommends incidentally are out Smart our different -- Valerie -- absorb prayer out of a little blonde on blonde eyebrows -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I was at a meeting the other day.
But it -- given authority of forty million dollars.
Into law.
To -- -- Some project in Africa right.
Hand.
Bill Gates has given famously and a much money into law though so I asked him.
And -- got all -- but I have to have trust alliance.
-- from -- addresses people and I'm not against helping anybody on the -- obviously.
But spent to have my life don't -- Saturday were -- out a rash of negative 24/7 all summer.
And but mired in my question was.
Why is there -- initial inclination always.
There's people -- -- money.
While celebrities and -- -- to help people and other countries and not people in this country.
I've seven.
Have you ever been to an Indian reservation.
Now we took the country all the way from the Indians.
We broke every treaty.
There -- you ever assignments we -- native American literature.
And they -- the conditions.
On almost every Indian reservation.
In this country is equal or worse to what it is and Africa.
There are sixteen or seventeen million kids.
Perhaps -- more go to bed in this country hungry every -- But Bill Clinton.
And -- guidance.
Brazil -- for his people lawless body.
Their explanation -- but I said eyes that he got -- were me about it and jerk and I -- ahead.
-- -- it can't help everybody my focus is -- left alchemy and you're an American.
Living in the country.
There weren't sure of your forefathers.
Stole from the in the American -- have some responsibility.
To at least address those issues why don't.
I can't answer -- -- by rich people do or don't do things 'cause I'm not in that category but I can't -- that kids and community service.
And you know these kids they -- to these fancy community service and their parents pay thousands of dollars over the summer to send them to Costa Rica or someplace to build a house.
What about you know -- -- -- animal shelter right down the street or there's ago hi this house just burned out.
Just down the street why don't you do something for those peak for those people and it doesn't cost -- a -- and local community service starts at home and and I agree with you.
-- -- and I'm angry yeah.
Our time terrorism and if you got the money and all of these -- native American -- Going back to the food issue and the soda and we bet on all of them are not all of them but most of them.
It's unconscionable.
Their their they have no access to healthy food.
They've been forced where they're in an environment where -- goes from one fast food to the next they all drink soda.
There's no healthy fresh fruits or vegetables they have no access to it.
And this is what we've created I think it's criminal.
-- -- We expect and be healthy now by not only alcoholics but an ally ECB and diabetes and cancer and everything else there -- -- like to -- And I'm -- turnaround from cancer.
Protective of cancer -- only children from foreign company right.
-- -- -- -- -- -- No and I I absolutely be a big part of AC was celebrities they're always going and fleeing to another country number one they'll get press -- and publicity.
Event and they're doing if it is I think they're doing it for the wrong reasons it's obviously I I wanted to ask the question back to unify -- because you're.
In that -- when you're not your own -- -- -- but -- all why do you think because I don't I honestly I don't I don't know I don't think.
That keep that amended they're they're they're during go to I'm not a -- of ambivalent Africa at all I've got just wonder why.
The initial explanation there's always -- Sinatra grossly.
Catastrophic.
Conditions.
On say for example.
Indian reservations discussion announced my -- Well and again going back to personal choice than -- American any don't have personal choice with their healthy food.
These you need to go to -- -- I don't think a lot I outcome of Washington right yeah then yeah.
How come don't have a -- did that -- you -- -- we conduct.
Our.
