New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is being drawn into the heated debate in Mexico over a proposed 8-cent (1 peso) per liter tax on soft drinks to fund anti-obesity efforts in a country with a growing weight problem.
The proposed $950 million tax has drawn the wrath of Mexico’s big soft-drink bottlers, retailers and sugar growers. They have taken out full-page ads and media spots to oppose the measure rates.
Some ads target Bloomberg, who unsuccessfully tried to impose a similar measure in New York CIty, where it was blocked by a court. Bloomberg’s charity has contributed to Mexican pro-tax groups.
Several of the ads published in Mexico in recent days have been headlined: “No to the Bloomberg Tax,”
(AP)
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He believes mexicans should be skinny enough to slip through the US border fences….
One thing they love in mexico is rich gringos telling them what to do. Almost as much as we love that sort of thing here.
Galicianer: Lol!
How many days left to this egomaniacs regime? He has turned into a bitter old man who could use a good retirement and anger management class.
King Bloomberg is so out of touch with common serfs. A bloomberg tax would leave a lot of mexicans thirsty after a nice taco lunch.
Bloomberg can teach them in his broken Spanish.
As long as king bloomberg doesn’t tax corona, there shouldn’t be to much complaining south of the border.