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Michael Bloomberg’s nanny crusade will make people poorer

By Yael Ossowski

Published July 1, 2017 12:00am ET

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Michael Bloomberg’s nanny crusade will make people poorer — If Bloomberg's agenda from his mayoral days are any indication, his war on sugar and tobacco will be key to any city receiving money. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | J. Scott Applewhite

If we were to prioritize threats like former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the world’s biggest enemies would reside in the bottoms of soda cans and within the lining of cigarettes.

Launching his American Cities Initiative at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Annual Meeting in Miami on Monday, he unveiled his plan to spend $200 million over the course of 3 years to speed up regulation in city governments.

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