Loathsome nanny-state mayor launches new initiative: Getting people to take the stairs instead of the elevator « Hot Air

Loathsome nanny-state mayor launches new initiative: Getting people to take the stairs instead of the elevator « Hot Air: "Mike Bloomberg — making climbing the stairs “cool” since 2013. Dan Amira at New York mag notes the silver lining here, that for once Bloomy’s not trying to take your options away but rather granting you an extra option. True, but you can’t view his brand of nannyism piecemeal. The cumulative effect (and, I’d say, design) of Bloomberg’s various initiatives is to make the public more comfortable with the idea of government micro-managing their health."

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