Is there anything left anymore the nanny’s don’t want to regulate? It started with smoking bans, which most Americans still support. What most Americans don’t understand is that smoking was just the beginning. Only now are Americans waking up to the nannies and guess what? Americans don’t approve of government regulating lifestyle. (H/T Grant Severence).
NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg either hasn’t gotten the message or just doesn’t care what people want. He believes he knows what’s best for New Yorkers. He now wants to regulate salt!
The city’s plan is to get food manufacturers in the United States to agree to gradually start reducing salt content until it reaches a 50 percent cut in 10 years.
“Salt, when its high in the diet, increases the blood pressure and high blood pressure is a major factor for heart disease and stroke,” said Dr. Sonia Angell of NYC’s Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program.
This is just Mayor Bloomberg’s latest health initiative, following on the heels of a smoking ban, a ban on trans fats and forcing restaurants to post the calorie contents.
But many New Yorkers peppered the mayor with boos for his latest idea.
One New Yorker had a novel idea:
“I don’t think it’s that big a deal to look on the label, check the packaging and make the decision for yourself rather than have Bloomberg or whoever mandate what it is people should or shouldn’t eat,” said Paul Hope of Upper West Side.
Hmmmm, let people read labels for themselves. Why didn’t anyone else think of that? I think Paul Hope should run for office.
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