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Bloomberg leaves rich public health legacy in NYC (barf alert)
Associated Press ^ | Dec 21, 2013 6:28 PM EST | David B. Caruso

Posted on 12/21/2013 7:48:30 PM PST by Olog-hai

Michael Bloomberg steered New York City through economic recession, a catastrophic hurricane and the aftermath of 9/11, but he may always be remembered, accurately or not, as the mayor who wanted to ban the Big Gulp.

After 12 years, Bloomberg leaves office Dec. 31 with a unique record as a public health crusader who attacked cigarettes, artery-clogging fats and big sugary drinks with as much zeal as most mayors go after crack dens and graffiti.

And while Bloomberg’s audacious initiatives weren’t uniformly successful, often leading to court challenges and criticisms he was turning New York into a “nanny state,” experts say they helped reshape just how far a city government can go to protect people from an unhealthy lifestyle.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: biggulp; bloomberg; michaelbloomberg; nannystate; transfats
Yeah; please, big government, protect me from myself and micromanage my life.
1 posted on 12/21/2013 7:48:30 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Bloomberg leaves rich public health legacy in NYC


A lot of cronies and scammers got rich, you can bet on that


2 posted on 12/21/2013 7:51:35 PM PST by rdcbn
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Doomberg==Huge P I A


3 posted on 12/21/2013 7:51:41 PM PST by CMailBag
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After 12 years, Bloomberg leaves office Dec. 31 with a unique record as a public health crusader who attacked cigarettes, artery-clogging fats and big sugary drinks with as much zeal as most mayors go after crack dens and graffiti.

Michael Bloomberg can go @3242w himself

4 posted on 12/21/2013 7:52:52 PM PST by fhayek
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To: rdcbn

“A lot of cronies and scammers got rich, you can bet on that”

yes, i’m sure me bloombergs extended family, all the way from the hamptoms to palm beach, profited handsomely from his tenure.


5 posted on 12/21/2013 7:54:51 PM PST by willywill
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After their openly Maoist mayor is in office for a year or two folks may look back on the Bloomberg era as “the good old days”.
6 posted on 12/21/2013 8:08:04 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Osama Obama Care: A Religion That Will Have You On Your Knees!)
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After 12 years, Bloomberg leaves office Dec. 31 with a unique record as a public health crusader who attacked cigarettes, artery-clogging fats and big sugary drinks with as much zeal as most mayors go after crack dens and graffiti.

Puritanism never dies. Like herpes, it keeps returning... and returning... and returning...

7 posted on 12/21/2013 8:21:11 PM PST by Standing Wolf (No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
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Ha, you don’t see the articles about the thousands of lives he’s ruined, because he controls the media. Hang Bloomberg, toss him to the sharks, or feed him into a woodchipper. Any of ‘em works for me.


8 posted on 12/21/2013 10:10:29 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: Standing Wolf

No pity to those who voted this person as their next mayor, it was your choice and you deserve whatever you get.

Being stupid is not something that can be cured with a pill.


9 posted on 12/22/2013 3:48:08 AM PST by chiefqc
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“helped reshape just how far a city government can go to protect people from an unhealthy lifestyle. ”

I dont recall homosexuality being banned or restricted in new york city.


10 posted on 12/22/2013 7:28:13 AM PST by lowbridge
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