Bloomberg's nanny state
Talk about being wrapped up in minutia -- from the New York
CBS affiliate:
Bloomberg Strikes Again: NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless
Mayor Michael Bloomberg�s food police have struck again!
Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can�t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2�s Marcia Kramer.
Glenn Richter arrived at a West Side synagogue on Monday to collect surplus bagels � fresh nutritious bagels � to donate to the poor. However, under a new edict from Bloomberg�s food police he can no longer donate the food to city homeless shelters.
It�s the �no bagels for you� edict.
�I can�t give you something that�s a supplement to the food you already have? Sorry that�s wrong,� Richter said.
Richter has been collecting food from places like the Ohav Zedek synagogue and bringing it to homeless shelters for more than 20 years, but recently his donation, including a �cholent� or carrot stew, was turned away because the Bloomberg administration wants to monitor the salt, fat and fiber eaten by the homeless.
What a ninny -- there are thousands of issues that need his attention and he spends his time doing crap like this. Nobody can have anything unless it comes from the State. It's like a horde of
Daleks crying regulate regulate regulate...
Posted by DaveH at July 21, 2013 3:11 PM