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June 11, 2012
"New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has intervened to curb the excesses of his city’s biggest citizens."
Has he decided to collect a sales tax on Stock Exchange turnover? Has he slapped a luxury tax on Park Avenue penthouses?The answers to these questions are “nope” and “nope.” The good mayor has in his sights, rather, those waxed-paper tankards of fizzy, super-sweet refreshment beloved not merely by New Yorkers but by all Americans. -- Not by Bread-and-Marg Alone -
Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 11, 2012 1:19 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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It is easier to take on imaginary dragons than to actually fight the real evils before you and administer to the real problems of a large city. He must be frustrated that crime, garbage collection, and pothole filling continue to plague him. How much easier, how much more soothing to the ego, to declare an enemy (big fountain soda pops) and exile them from his fair domain.
It tells much of the man, and also tells what the city truly needs in his office (an organizer and logistics guy).
Posted by: Mikey NTH at June 11, 2012 6:06 PM