a month after gov . pat a . paterson drops his proposal for a soda fund , new york province ' s insurance commissioner has written an article advocating " whopping " taxes on soda and sports drinks containing oil . such a tax , the article concluded , possibility be the biggest blessing to public health after tobacco controls . the commissioner , mrs . thomas t . frieden , and kelly d . brownell of yale university , his co - creators , arguing in the new england review of business that a penalty of a penny per inch could reduce consumers by more than 10 percent and raise $ 1 . 2 billion a year in north york state solely .
Michael Bloomberg is the mayor of New York.