1.  Describe the ban New York City's Board of Health approved this week.  (Be specific. To which businesses does the ban apply?  Which businesses are exempt?  Why?)

 

2.  When will the ban take effect?

 

3.  What penalties will imposed upon a business that does not comply with the ban?

 

4.  What is significant about the New York City ban?

 

5. Define the term "nanny state."

6. Do you think this an example of the government having excessive control over the welfare of its citizens or is it an example of the government looking out for the well-being of its citizens? Explain your answer.

7. a) What types of behaviors should the government be able to tell you to do, or not to do?
b) Should these things be decided by the federal government, state government, county government, city government or the individual? Explain your answer. 

8.  After the Board of Health voted to enact the ban, Mayor Bloomberg tweeted that it was "the single biggest step any government has taken to curb obesity. It will help save lives."  Do you agree?  Why or why not?

 

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