Salt control

New York City Mayor and Nanny Michael Bloomberg, having nothing better to do with his time these days, is beginning his next crusade, now that he's vanquished deadly second-hand smoke from bars and restaurants in the city, banished the tasty killer that is trans fats, as well as removed all illegal firearms (giggle).

The new enemy of the state is... sodium. Yes, the mayor, who's not a doctor but apparently thinks he's every New Yorker's, has decided that the peasants who suffer under his benevolent rule are too stupid to control their own salt intake, and if they don't shape up and quick, he's going to do it for them:

"Thomas Frieden, the city's health commissioner, said he wants manufacturers and restaurants to join the war on salt voluntarily. If they don't, the city could pass legislation making it the law."

I would encourage every eatery in the city to revolt by closing shop and going somewhere free, but now that The Messiah is in office, expect national legislation on the order of this crap shortly.

Bloomberg's next proposal after this will probably announce that henceforth, all city residents will receive 100 grams of nutritious gruel every morning, and one must eat every bite of it on pain of imprisonment. We're only doing this for your own good, you know.