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By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:44:56 +0000

Do I have to move away from New York? What’s a good state? Help me out here.

By: Eric Ogunbase

Eric Ogunbase — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:55 +0000

I wonder what will happen if restaurants and fast food joints just throw up their hands and say “f**k it”, then move business just outside of NYC.

Why can’t people have the choice to kill themselves if they want?

Everyone knows if you eat too much of anything, it can be bad for you. I know that if I smoke cigarettes, I increase my chances of lung disease. I know if I eat nothing but fatty, salty foods, I increase my chances of heart disease and weight gain. I don’t need a law “for my safety”.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:23:53 +0000

I’m to the point where I’m willing to trade a year in jail for the privilege of giving Bloomberg the good old-fashioned West Virginia ass-whipping that Daddy never gave him. He needs to be pimp-slapped until his GRANDCHILDREN bleed.

THIS is why we need a “New Texas” amendment to the Constitution. Politicians will become much more circumspect when it is made clear that their mouths shouldn’t write checks their ass can’t cash.

By: David

David — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:07:30 +0000

What about people who have low blood pressure and need salt in their diet, Mr. Bloomberg?

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/understanding-low-blood-pressure-basics

By: Nick T

Nick T — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:16:32 +0000

I just want to say that I consume salt like a fish and my blood pressure is remarkably low. It’s insane on both fronts. Now while I realize I might be strange in this regard, and the fact that I am still just under 30yo helps out, why should I be punsihed for “trends” found in medical studies (or actually not found at all)? If tomorrow I went to the doc and they said “dude, chill with the salt” I probably would ease up. Or maybe I wouldn’t! who the fuck cares who isn’t me?

By: Wiseburn

Wiseburn — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:34:02 +0000

It’s easy to reduce your salt intake. Read the labels at the market. Ask for no salt added at restaurants. cook with spices.

I’m surprised Bloomberg doesn’t just tax salt. But that didn’t work when the British tried it in India.

Ban it, Tax it, or Subsidize it. Big Government at Work.

By: Aspasia

Aspasia — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:33:53 +0000

Of course the public won’t say much because most people are complacent these days. Makes it so much easier to set those roots of fascism down. And for those of you who think high blood pressure, high cholestrol, etc is the exclusive province of “fatties”, I beg you to pick up a human biology/physiology book. Yes, those problems are more likely to develop when someone exceeds the weight their body should be at, but there are plenty of “skinny”, “athletic” people picking up scripts for Lipitor and Metoprolol, etc. Because you want to talk about something that has a ton of salt and sugar in it? The average sports bar or energy drink. Yet people want to just put it all on Coca-Cola (which, of course, produces a lot of said sports foodstuffs but whatever). Just because it isn’t a Snickers bar doesn’t make it healthy.

By: Brandon Bowers

Brandon Bowers — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:31:46 +0000

The worst part of this is that it’s a fucking CITY trying to dictate laws to the rest of the country. And not even the El Paso style “we should discuss maybe ending this pointless murderous rampage” dictation, this is simply one CITY saying they will pass laws against salt for the rest of the country. Is this the only reason Bloomberg didn’t run for president, he was planning on making laws for the whole country rather than just enforcing them? Office of the President would’ve been too limiting for this egomaniacal fascist?

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:08:40 +0000

This is a great article on how salt isn’t even unhealthy, and in fact limiting salt is correlated with increases in health problems.
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/06/traffic-tickets-for-salt-does-healthy.html

It’s more than a little depressing that politicians can simply declare something unhealthy and ban it even when actual evidence shows otherwise.

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:28:06 +0000

New Yorkers are gonna lose their processed meats next- I bet plans are already in place to deal with the ‘hot dog, spam, baloney’ scourge… Nathan’s is going down!

It’s funny how the legendary surliness of New Yorkers has been largely absent while this prick Bloomberg runs over everyone… If someone from the red sox initiated a ban on eating rat poison, New Yorkers would start making rat poison pizza and tell him to fuck off!

By: av

av — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:58:14 +0000

Perhaps the city is getting too much tax revenue if they have time to spend on issues like this.

But I wager that money will still be found to fund pet projects like this even when they are laying off teachers, police and fire personnel.

By: jet

jet — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:30:11 +0000

This is no lie. I have low blood pressure and my dr had to PRESCRIBE salt tablets for me because I couldn’t get the amount of salt I needed in my diet without making my food inedible. The pharmacy refused to fill the prescription.

By: MacGregory

MacGregory — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:19:49 +0000

Coming soon: Black market salt.
Seems to me this would only make it worse. Food not tasty enough for ya? Salt the fuck out of it.

By: Kieffer

Kieffer — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:10:32 +0000

The title of this post showed up in my RSS reader as “Smoking Trans-fat Salt Is Healthier Than Fascism.” The funny thing is, I’m sure it’s next on Bloomberg’s list. What an asshat.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:04:46 +0000

Truth be told, I don’t like salty foods. I don’t use salt when I cook, nor do I use it in resturants.

That being said, I can avoid it if I want. I prefer being able to make the choice. Screw bloomberg.

By: GaCracker

GaCracker — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:00:32 +0000

I’m all for anything that’ll stop the constant assault on my eyes by the ever increasing size and number of fatties walking the streets.

Commence the thumbs downs and troll comments in 5, 4, 3, 2, …

By: j.d.

j.d. — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:57:33 +0000

screw you guys, i got second-hand heart disease b/c of all of the salt used at restaurants….people putting thier salty paws on the door handles everywhere…there’s no escape! this tyranny of salty foods must end!

/sarcasm

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:57:05 +0000

Two words: Demolition Man

But how am I going to learn how to use the 3 shells?