Michael Bloomberg has reduced New York City to a parody of a totalitarian dystopia with his authoritarian jihads against cigarettes, salt, firearms, trans fats, soda, soup, food donations, baby formula, escalators, earbuds, Styrofoam, et cetera, ad nauseam. Since not even the Big Apple is big enough to satisfy his pathological need to control others, he has taken a campaign against sparklers statewide and his attack on the Second Amendment nationwide. But that still isn’t enough, so he uses his fortunes to help sanctimoniously boss around Mexico:

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The Mexican government announced [last month] a proposal to tax soft drinks in an effort to fight the country’s obesity epidemic. President Enrique Peña Nieto wants Mexicans to pay an extra peso (about 8 U.S. cents) for every liter of sweetened drinks.

The move is among a slew of actions Peña Nieto has taken in recent months to combat Mexico’s growing obesity epidemic. Some of the government’s initiatives, including a subway advertising campaign in Mexico City, have been partially funded by Bloomberg’s personal charity, Bloomberg Philanthropies. The subway ads warn of the dangers of drinking too much soda — such as developing diabetes.

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Mexico is the world leader in soda consumption. Nanny Bloomberg does not approve.

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But just like in the U.S., challenging the soda industry has led to a backlash. The Mexican Association of Soda Makers said the plan would hurt sugar cane growers and disproportionately affect the poor, in a country where 45 percent of 118 million people live in poverty.

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If Bloomberg wanted to do some good for a change, he should combine his Mexican meddling with his hoplophobia and raise awareness of rogue US administrations that illicitly funnel guns to Mexican drug lords.

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