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Democratic Strategist John Hlinko on whether various bans in New York City are the reason for the rising life expectancy in the city.
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Actually good for new a new study -- life expectancy for New Yorkers -- sky rocketed by ten years to 82 years -- -- maybe Mayor Bloomberg is on to something with the smoking ban in the calorie count menus and throwing out -- -- and torturing us you know what I like short.
I enjoy giant said -- -- stacks of only.
Maybe literally RE here to disagree -- me and democratic strategist guys -- health.
I don't know I mean that I have the right.
To do whatever I want in effect if it to is -- I'm not hurting someone else I'm pretty is like to do I'm an American.
But I.
I think you have the right to do that.
But what these what these measures are showing is that -- some very very small speed bumps in the road stupidity making huge difference.
I mean mid New York's -- lifespan has increased by ten years which is -- Kind of mind blowing and the -- since 1987 didn't you -- I -- -- you don't hero or did you want my I would loaded she felt a little isn't it obviously has the my popular as soda is a nice big soda that's more than sixteen ounces of them.
-- know that that when Mayor Bloomberg took away all my friends here for me.
Know that that's really what did it I mean New Yorkers may or going to the doctor -- Warren erotic bunch.
We're just the type of group that also.
We walk everywhere I'm in New York it's impossible to get -- appetite in the ever try to get a cab in the -- -- can't do it -- -- you're walking you're sweating -- going up and down the stairs in the summer it.
Has nothing to do.
With him taking aware cookies.
We'll etc.
think -- I thought the same guy with for the study in lancet and was actually quite compelling they really have.
They've been account if a lot of things like demographic changes.
Reductions and HIV -- all kinds of things reductions in crime for that matter and they still come up with this this X-Factor which appears to be directly related to the -- Bloomberg has taken.
Small steps -- huge impact.
The slippery slope I mean one day you take away my chino.
And the next thing I know you know he's deciding that everyone should be -- -- and all of a sudden you know there's no more here we Ginnie never know what is -- going to be you know he decides.
You know it's unhealthy to have pets inside we can't have dogs anymore -- -- it could just go in any direction is where does it stop.
I think a little steps that make a big impact on personally cool -- those.
But you know as a gets bigger there's mandatory calisthenics or you know they're not -- -- -- -- at -- like that yeah I would oppose that you know look I mean not having trans -- Honest to god how many people even knew it had trans -- work but apparently it's making huge difference I don't know I think eventually is gonna throw -- -- we don't work out every day.
I'm an account -- to come back and defend me when that happens John thank you so much for coming -- I appreciate it he -- convince -- but you know -- good sport.
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