The nannies in New York City are at it again. The New York Post reported that they are now mulling the idea of banning happy hour. It’s not even a drunk driving issue, that wasn’t even mentioned. It’s all about protecting people from themselves.
Happy hour in the city could end if Department of Health policy party-poopers go ahead with a proposal to outlaw beer and booze specials at bars and restaurants, sources told The Post.
“It’s absolutely been discussed,” confirmed a department source. “It goes to show you the spirit with which they operate. Everyone is a child.”
High-level conversations have gone beyond merely “throwing pencils on the ceiling and seeing what sticks,” another Health source revealed.
Sources said the happy-hour ban is being pushed by the agency’s marathon-running boss, Commissioner Thomas Farley, and is serious enough for one source to say the alcohol lobby had better find itself a good lawyer.
Agency spokesman Sam Miller denied existing “plans to pursue any policy around discount-alcohol sale.”
But sources said the anti-booze sentiment at the agency has reached a fever pitch, with officials recently asking state officials about the “legality of liquor in ice cream,” referring to potent products infused with bourbon, rum and tequila.
A prohibition on discounted drinks is solidly in line with Farley’s goals, which he outlined in his “Take Care New York 2012” report. (Read More)
Reading the article leads me to believe that they’re pretty intent on passing this ban and the only issue is how to do so without angering too many people.
Why do liberals insist on banning everything they don’t agree with, and yet they still somehow CLAIM (with a straight face) that they are for FREEDOM???
You know what, I don’t like running. I think we should ban marathons!
There are NUMEROUS health risks involved with running extreme distances (joint problems, back problems, muscle tears, dehydration, heart attacks), not to mention cases where people of actually DIED during marathons (yes, I know that those deaths are rare cases, but isn’t ONE death due to a marathon TOO MANY???).
In fact, the origin of the marathon was a Greek soldier who ran from Marathon (after the Battle of Marathon) to Athens to proclaim their victory, and dropped dead shortly after…and I don’t recall the ancient Greeks having much of an obesity problem.
So lets BAN MARATHONS because runners need to be protected from themselves!!!
A few thoughts on regulation;
Mad Cows, Meat Inspection, and Regulation
…”Economist George Stigler, a Nobel laureate, has made the case that state regulation is designed to provide special privileges to regulated industries, protect them, and raise prices on their behalf. Of course this “regulatory capture” in which the regulators actually serve their industries is exactly the opposite of what the governing classes promise the public. Instead, regulating agencies restrict competition in ways that actually victimize the public. Stigler has suggested that “every industry or occupation that has enough political power to utilize the state will seek to control entry.”…
http://lewrockwell.com/goyette/goyette34.1.html
…”The assumption behind so much of government’s policy regarding food (and everything else) is that everything good should be encouraged by law and everything bad should be discouraged.”… The key words being “by law”
…”the scientific question should not overshadow the more fundamental issue: Who should decide what you can eat: you? Or the state?”…
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/04/28/stop-picking-on-food/
…This is the story of America today, as collectivism runs rampant and individualism is shunned.”…
…”The collective “we” has been brainwashed into believing that self-interest, self-responsibility, and self-sufficiency are not in the best interest of the group,”…
…”Collectivism, as a political ideology, thrives on the idea that force by the state should determine how those in the mob can benefit at the expense of others.”…
http://lewrockwell.com/barnett/barnett51.1.html
New York City….a bastion of Douche Nozzles!!
Zimbabwe might be a better place to live than NYC. Blumberg, like Mugabe will remain in power forever.
It’s obvious that the statists are Happy Hour haters. Their supporters certainly don’t like to drink or have drink deals at certain times of the day while socializing at your favorite spot. Progressives were the architects of prohibition, and we all know how well that turned out.
“We have so much room for improvement,” … “Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory … of how we are taking responsibility.” – Nancy Pelosi, May 28, 2009
And the “improvement” keeps on coming. Keep voting progressive.