Mayor Bloomberg Declares War On … Salt
Hizzoner Calls On U.S. Manufacturers To Reduce Salt Content Until It Results In A 50 Percent Cut In 10 Years
Citizens Revolt, Claim NYC Is Turning Into Nanny State
Sample graf: “City officials said that people don’t realize the salt content of the things they buy in the supermarket.”
WTF business is it of the city to care? Or to legislate about it? These folks think Bloomberg should butt out:
But many New Yorkers peppered the mayor with boos for his latest idea.
“I don’t think they should do that,” a woman in Manhattan named “Nora” told CBS 2 HD. “Because I like salt in my food.”
“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.
“Nanny state. We don’t need any more nanny state people can take care of themselves. We don’t need the government to take care of us,” said Patrick Keenan of Hell’s Kitchen.
And finally, the less-than-veiled threat:
Thomas Frieden, the city’s health commissioner, said he wants manufacturers and restaurants to join the war on salt voluntarily. If they don’t, the city could pass legislation making it the law.
Or the city’s electorate could throw you fuckers out on your ass. Keep this kind of thing up and they just might.