In an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS’s This Morning, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said,
If government’s purpose isn’t to improve the health and longevity of its citizens, I don’t know what its purpose is.
Since Bloomberg seems to be unclear about the purpose of government, perhaps we should make him a list. How about: establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquility, providing for the common defense, promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity.
While that list doesn’t exhaust the purposes for government, those items should probably take precedence over protecting New Yorkers from trans-fats and sugary beverages.
(Via: The Corner)
