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29. Society should be doing more to feed the hungry

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:29 PM

Mar 2012

not putting restrictions on those trying to help them.

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NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless [View all] babylonsister Mar 2012 OP

Jebus riding a unicycle backwards to the Carnegie deli! hifiguy Mar 2012 #1

Yeah, just send them the scraps off the table. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #40

It's to make sure the homeless don't GET ANY salt, fat, fiber, protein, carbs, vitamins, etc. saras Mar 2012 #2

Two choices ... lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #3

Hello, the man is Jewish? Let's put all the Bagle stores with their Salt Bagles out of business HockeyMom Mar 2012 #4

this is incredibly difficult to understand. barbtries Mar 2012 #5

I don't understand. ceile Mar 2012 #6

To cause pain and hardship for those who see the most of such already. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #9

that's what I was thinking. ceile Mar 2012 #18

It is exactly what he is doing. Jennicut Mar 2012 #20

Nanny state is right. ChazII Nov 2012 #51

Defy the law. Damn, I wish I lived there. Zalatix Mar 2012 #7

Absofuckkinlutely. ananda Mar 2012 #17

Hell yes! daleanime Mar 2012 #26

nanny state run amok SpartanDem Mar 2012 #8

Bloomberg sits at the very apex of "nanny state." TheWraith Mar 2012 #11

This is ridiculous, not to mention pointless. PotatoChip Mar 2012 #14

Don't fall for that nanny state BS NCcoast Mar 2012 #30

You're correct. bigmonkey Mar 2012 #42

Well, he sure has played the field. Puzzledtraveller Mar 2012 #44

In case I hadn't mentioned this lately, FUCK MIKE BLOOMBERG. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #10

I find this to be ironic. no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 #12

For that matter, there's nothing wrong with carbs. TheWraith Mar 2012 #43

Occupy Philly has been protesting restrictions on feeding the homeless starroute Mar 2012 #13

Occupy the Mayor's mansion! If Bloomberg and Mayor Nutter want the homeless out of sight FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #21

Bloomberg turned down his right to live there. Lucky Luciano Mar 2012 #34

The mayor prefers his opulent penthouse to slumming it in Gracie Mansion n/t markpkessinger Mar 2012 #48

Thanks. That's why I knew it was available. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #49

Let them eat cake. Oh wait, too much sugar. His Excellency Mayor bloomberg has spoken. libinnyandia Mar 2012 #15

When will they ban pepperoni and salami on pizza in NYC? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #16

Reading the comments, one person suggested that people pay in pennies siligut Mar 2012 #19

I wonder who has the contract to provide food to the homeless shelters in NYC? bluedigger Mar 2012 #22

Bingo! Hit it right on the head! Zalatix Mar 2012 #39

so he opened testing labs? onethatcares Mar 2012 #23

When they came for the smokers, I said nothing. When they came for the transfats, I said nothing Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #24

Look, I am all for providing nutritious food to the needy but......... Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #25

He's a self-serving billionaire with a Napolean complex... markpkessinger Mar 2012 #47

but it is perfectly piratefish08 Mar 2012 #27

All the kings horses can't buy transfats in NYC Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #32

Good. Transfat is fucking dangerous and totally unneeded. Muskypundit Mar 2012 #35

About as necessary as cured meat full of sodium and saturated fat such as pepperoni, pastrami, and Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #37

The body cannot process transfat at all. Muskypundit Mar 2012 #38

Transfat is digested like other fatty acids, but unlike cured meats carries less risk of . Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #41

Typical Lord Bloomberg OPOS Mar 2012 #28

Society should be doing more to feed the hungry guardian Mar 2012 #29

don't be duped by this elitist scumbag's pseudo health kick. marasinghe Mar 2012 #31

Will the homeless now be crowding PATH trains KamaAina Mar 2012 #33

the war on the poor continues varelse Mar 2012 #36

*boils over in rage* Odin2005 Mar 2012 #45

Let them eat Tofu! Tabasco_Dave Mar 2012 #46

Bloomie you ae so wrong it's not evn funny. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #50