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"Question: When Greg Daniels and Mike Schur created Parks and Rec all those years ago, do you think they envisioned it becoming an allegory for modern times? Well, more accurately, an allegory for New York City in 2012? Consider, Leslie Knope and the Pawnee soda tax (a initiative introduced in last night&amp;#x27;s episode to help curb the high diabetes in the small Indiana town): ...And NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg&amp;#x27;s recent soda ban: Source: twitter.com via Nancy on Pinterest As expected, Leslie&amp;#x27;s proposal was met with uproar from the people of Pawnee and disapproval from America&amp;#x27;s favorite libertarian, Ron Swanson (sorry, Ron Paul). Leslie, of course, stuck with her convictions and voted in favor of of the soda tax (much like the New York City Board of Health did a few weeks ago). What&amp;#x27;s next for Pawnee&amp;#x27;s leading lady? I can only hope for future episodes in which Leslie enforces alternate side of the street parking and attempts to quell the Occupy Sweetums movement. What were your thoughts on Parks and Rec&amp;#x27;s take on the NYC soda ban? What&amp;#x27;s entertaining us this second: &amp;amp;bull; You&amp;#x27;ll Love This Vid About &amp;quot;That Girl&amp;quot;--Unless, Uh Oh, You ARE &amp;quot;That Girl&amp;quot; &amp;amp;bull; Morning Jam: Start Your Day Right With Lupe Fiasco and Guy Sebastian&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;Battle Scars&amp;quot; &amp;amp;bull; Finally! Come See the Complete, Final Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cast List! Photo: Screengrab courtesy of NBC"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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