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No soda ban here: Mississippi passes 'Anti-Bloomberg' bill

By Holly Yan, CNN

March 21, 2013 -- Updated 0630 GMT (1430 HKT)

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SUMMARY: You will never be denied a colossal soda or huge restaurant portion because of government decision or civil law in Mississippi. In fact, recently New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had attempted to ban the sale of large, sugary drinks in the city for the sake of citizens' health. However, many people rebelled and claimed that is is not the role of government to micro-regulate citizens' dietary decisions. In addition, state legislature has the authority to regulate the sale and marketing of food on a statewide basis. In response, the Gov. Phil Bryant passed a law preventing countries, districts and towns from enacting rules that limit portion sizes. There is enough regulation in Mississipi, Senate Tony Smith added.

OPINION: I first heard some of the govern officials are attempting to regulate the large size of sugary drink few days before through the CNN Student News in economics class. I was really shocked with the law, because i think this kind of regulation violates one's freedom. Government has no authority to control our health, i believe. If so, then it is not a democratic country. Instead, it becomes a "communist" country. I think the government rather try to PROMOTE healthy food, not trying to CONTROL people's choice to eat or drink. My current event relates to microeconomics, the demand of consumers. Freedom to choose food is on consumers, not the government.