Blog Post Week 2

A recent example of where a local government has attempted to intervene with the market takes place in New York City by means of rationing. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed that all restaurants, fast food joints, movie theaters, gas stations, sports stadiums, and food carts may not  serve soft drinks/sodas that exceed 16 ounces in size. The proposal was shot down, but the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is fighting it in court currently. While Bloomberg's proposal should be very affective in preventing diseases such as diabetes, I think that his office could have created a stronger proposal. What they should do is tax very high on large drinks. They should tax those who sell 16 OZ or greater sodas, and they should tax those heavily who sell these drinks. This would allow New York City to be better financially and spend the taxes they gain from the large soft drinks  on more important aspects such as roads, schools, and public goods. Being honest I do not agree with Mayor Bloomberg and his attempt to put this ban on large soft drinks. I think that people will always find away around this rule and I do not think that the enforcing of this rule will make much of a difference to the city. If they decided to make this idea beneficial financially for the city then I may back it. With all of the health problems such as air pollution, alcohol and drugs going on in New York City, I don't think that Mayor Bloomberg needs to put any of his focus on sugary soft drinks. It is a good idea and a fairly harmless idea that Bloomberg and his advisers came up with, but they should adjust their ideas on taxes towards this, or they should worry about other harmful substances to peoples body's other than Coke.