Soda machines in schools?

Question

Soda machines in schools?

Answer 1

theres a good or bad side for each thing on each list of good or bad ideas for the soda machines

good side - kids bring soda to skool anyways so it would save parents money therefore rasing their taxes and making them pay higher [taxes]  which could possibly mean high pay for more workers. since the high sugar in soda makes them gain weight and so many kids r scared of being overweight most of them would at least "try" to stay skinny

bad side - kids are overweight more these days then a few years back, so putting soda machines in skool would be like telling them to gain more weight and making the obesity rate go up, therefore rocketing out society into a new generation of obese children and parents

see wat im saying??

the bad part of the good list is higher taxes but more money for teachers which goes back to higher taxes for EVERYBODY

the good part of the bad part is that the exercise companies would have a chance to make more money which means more money for the goverment and gas prices wuld go down a little bit becuz sum parents might make their children walk to skool to keep their weight healthly

p.s. im only 15 and thats MY PERSONAL opinion

Answer 2

Keep them out of the schools They don't need the sugar.

Answer 3

If they made non corporate soda machines then fine but we shouldn't be feeding artificial c**p to kids especially not from corporations. Also have corporate soda machines means taking a political position something a school should not do. Coke is guilty of many crimes especially against union organizers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_o... (http://www.killercoke.org/) and Pepsi also has some crimes though more of an environmental nature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo#Cri...

Plus really do kids need any more unhealthy sugars and fats with the whole general obesity problem and especially the really bad for you and the product helping to drive up corn prices, High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Really kids should have free juice machines in the schools (and I mean juice not gatorade or minutemaid or fruit drink or anything of that nature but just pure juice)

There is already way to much corporate influence on children from T.V. and Internet and billboards and advertisements on public transit and just about everywhere else but nothing positive for kids.

Answer 4

The sugar is part of the root cause of the rise of adult diabetes in children.  They should not be in the schools.  Children will drink whatever is available, the machines should have water.

Answer 5

no way thats like asking kids to become fat

plus its just a way for those companys to make more money they dont care what effect large ammounts of soda would do to young kids!

Answer 6

sure, its not good for you,  but let the kids learn to choose for themselves,

sorry for you parents who feel that little johnny can't handle the decision for himself,

Answer 7

I think it is a good idea...

they should have students call for permision for one and it is their money...

Answer 8

i love them, there colder than the water fountains. plus at my school, wen people cant find a tolet, they puke in the water fountains! yuck!

Answer 9

they totally should have it in school!!!