They are talking about health care, wise guy. Obesity and poverty are also correlated. Poverty and crime are correlated. Education and poverty are correlated.
When you really want to pass something, like a ridiculous, petty, and ultimately unenforceable anti-Big Gulp law, I really do question your motives as being noble and sincere concerns over "health care."
Outlawing x-size drink is like bringing a fly swatter to Juab County to combat the army of Mormon Crickets who have overrun farms, homes, and roads throughout the entire state.Um not gonna work...
Or like (re)signing CJ Miles to serve as a wing. He's still gonna suck and your team is still gonna need a wing.
Or like giving Trout a bar of soap. Um, still gonna smell bad and look worse.
Of course they're "correlated" (barely).
But if we're going to outlaw big gulps in the name of health care, why not extra large pizzas? Cheese on pizza? French fries? High sodium foods? High surgery cereals?
Have you ever taken a ride in a taxi or in NY's subway? I think those forms of transportation are much more detrimental to your health than any big gulp.
In general, Americans need to eat smaller portions, eat healthier, and exercise more. So I'm not one of those folks in pitchforks telling politicians that they'll have to pry my big gulp from my stiff cold fingers. In fact, I hardly ever drink soda pop anymore. The point is, it's a LIFESTYLE that needs changing at a micro and macro level. Strictly on a macro level, governments need to provide far more services (and not necessarily in the form of punitive laws).
I'm no expert of NY politics, but I highly doubt the NY government has exhausted their resources to create a efficient and effective health care system available to everybody. Better education on diabetes, skin cancer, and heart disease. Which is exactly what this country needs more than anything right now. Fewer wars, aircraft carriers, and bases around the world and far more investment inside the empire.
