I hate Mayor Mike....

They should make the price the same as 2 x 8oz.

The main problem, and research has shown which is why companies do it, people will pay more for what they don't want, if they think they are getting a bargain. Only $1 more for double the amount? Sure!

I'm still curious to see FE's reply to the sugar-level-in-wine statements from a week ago.....

KBK

Don't want to let this drop off the page before FE responds to the wine sugar level comments.

Because people consume far more soda than wine?

FreeEnterprise wrote: Bloomberg is doing this because he thinks the people in his city are too fat. So the calories per drink is what he wants to reduce.  Look at the calories per bottle of wine, (since it is rarely sold by the glass).  http://www.herbalvitality.info/articles/how-many-calories-in-wine-beer.htm IF he really wanted to curb obesity, why would he not ban the stuff HE drinks?... Since it packs a ton of calories and makes people fat... That was my point.

I bet the majority of obese people in New York are fat because of alcohol.

Since when was the sugar content the exact same thing a the calorie content when discussing how there is too much sugar in soda?

Its very easy to win your argument by simply changing what you were saying when you get caught out making blatant errors when stating fact.

The grass it red.
No it is green.
What I meant was it isn't blue!

On the whole I'd say the calorie content of a nice meal is higher than the calories on fast food. The last meal I had a "nice" wine with consisted of bread for the table, dips for the bread, a soup, Kudu fillet, julliened sweet vegetables, roast potatoes, champagne based cream sauce and a creme brulle with coffee. Those calories kicked the ass of the medium Big Mac I had for lunch yesterday. The calorie content of the wine or the soda was almost a by the bye.

The wine my wife and I had was sold by the glass. In fact we most often get it by the glass, because a bottle will put many people over the legal driving limit. You can get it by the glass at many top places. For example La Colombe which is in the top 20 list of the best restaurants in the world, they sell expensive wines by the glass. I know, we eat there often. The wine is often more expensive than the food.

So that argument is rather moot.

Do people consume too many calories? Yes. Is soda/wine part of the problem? Yes. Is the argument you put forwards valid? No.

KBK

Lol and then you are condescending about it.

You're really good at this "debate" thing.

KBK