Speaking like the true progressive/liberal/fascist that we all know him to be, New York City Mayor ‘Nanny Mike’ Bloomberg actually said on Sunday that, in his humble opinion, sometimes the government does know what’s best. And he actually recommended that on such occasions, Americans should simply cede their rights. "I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom," ‘Nanny Mike’ said, during an appearance on NBC. He made the statement during discussion of his soda ban, recently shot down by the courts, and insistence that his fight to control sugary drink portion sizes in the city would go forth.
"We think the judge was just clearly wrong on this," he said, on NBC. "Our Department of Health has the legal ability to do this. … [They’re] not banning anything." ‘Nanny Mike’s’ remaining months in office have included a firestorm of regulations and policy pushes on wide range of issues. Aside from the soda size ban and a well-publicized call for tighter gun control, another contentious policy he pushed: Nudging hospitals to lock up baby formula to force mothers to breast-feed newborns. You’ll also recall his latest idea to keep all tobacco products out of sight. Meanwhile 80 percent of New York City high school graduates can’t even read.
I’m curious about something though, just who is it that makes up those brilliant individuals in government who are supposed to know better than I, how to run my life? Let’s face it, I think we’re all very much aware of the average level of intelligence of your typical government employee, and it’s these folks that we’re supposed to trust as knowing what’s best? Most of them are individuals who are either too stupid to get a job in the private sector, were hired because of some sort of racial or gender quota, or because they knew someone who got them the job. Sorry but that just doesn’t instill much confidence. And I’m not about to cede anything to morons like that!
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