The law won the approval of the city’s Board of Health, but industry groups did not like it because they believed it was highly illegal since it messed with people's free will. The text “Ban the Ban!” strongly supports the idea of letting consumers eat/drink what they want and how they want. The text believes that if the government truly wants people to be ‘healthy’, they should let such people find out the consequences of their decisions, however it is not right to try to control a whole population. In the text it states, “If, despite all those efforts, someone chooses to have a sugary drink anyway, that is their choice and their right. If they know all the facts and they do it anyway, that is a personal choice. It is not the place of our elected officials to intervene.” The author of this article wants the reader to recognize that it’s the choice of individuals to remember that not always the the food they are consuming is healthy, however if the person is aware of such risks, it is fine for them to eat/drink whatever they want. The intentions of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may have been pure and perhaps thoughtful, but his citizens however disagree with his actions and the way he decided to approach the situation, rewarding the health of those living there. The text “Soda’s a Problem but.” agrees that soda can be harmful to you if you drink in