Michael Bloomberg, Soda Jerk. “The truth is that people who enjoy Twinkies and cola turn off Bloomberg, a rich man with an ultra-yuppie sensibility. But he can’t simply outlaw their preferences and mandate his.” A ruse is needed – to Bloomberg, “…gov’t spending has made health care a common concern—one he has to address by vetting individuals’ diets.” “But public costs are simply a ruse for control freaks like Bloomberg to foist their personal choices on everybody else.”
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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