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From Fox:  NEW YORK -- New Yorkers on food stamps would not be allowed to spend them on sugar-sweetened drinks under an obesity-fighting proposal being floated by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson.  Bloomberg and Paterson planned to announce Thursday that they are seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the nation's food stamp program, to add sugary drinks to the list of prohibited goods for city residents receiving assistance.

So a guy on food stamps wants a soda with his sandwich, and can't buy it because billionaire Mayor Mike doesn't think it's good for him.  Talk about the nanny state.  It's here.  There's serious talk that Mayor Mike may be the next secretary of the Treasury.  Be prepared for a list of things you can't buy with your U.S.-minted dollars.  Just trying to make this a better world, says Mayor Mike.

Go away.

October 7, 2010