State of the City: $3.1 Billion Deficit
In his State of the City speech last night Mayor Bloomberg warned that this is likely to be a difficult year and announced belt-tightening measures in response to the Independent Budget Office’s projection that the city will see a $3.1 billion deficit in 2009. Bloomberg is ordering all city agency heads to cut their budgets…
In his State of the City speech last night Mayor Bloomberg warned that this is likely to be a difficult year and announced belt-tightening measures in response to the Independent Budget Office’s projection that the city will see a $3.1 billion deficit in 2009. Bloomberg is ordering all city agency heads to cut their budgets by 2.5 percent this year and 5 percent next year. Despite the predictions of economic woe, the mayor said the city would continue to offer the $400 property tax rebate and will roll out a few new services, including one that allows online access to 311. Bloomberg also noted that 2008 is the 130th anniversary of the death of Boss Tweed and said it was time to finally put to rest his style of politics.
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No, I get it, moron. It’s the fault of the third world countries for exploiting their people–not the greedy assed corporations that do business there. Cheap goods made by invisible slave laborers are easy to sell to ignorant people. You call that freedom. I call that–and you–inhumane.
And by the way, opposing your unfettered greed fest does not make one a supporter of communism. It’s not a black and white world, bootstraps. Though for an intellect such as yourself, I suppose it is.
“but compared to the amount of pain and suffering your “free market” inflicts on humanity”
Yes – I agree 9:38. I finally see that Socialist and Communist minded organizations and states truly improve people’s lives and raise the quality of life and standards of efficiency we all deserve. Oh, and BTW, the suffering of the world in “far off lands” has nothing to do with free markets, but rather socialist and imperialist policies of this and other countries. Not free markets at all, rather protectionism, cronyism, and other union type pillars that inflicts suffering.
Well done, I think we all finally get it now…
Freedom and Capitalism = Bad for the World
Protectionism and Cronyism = Good for the World
Got, it. Thanks!
You make the same assumptions, 8:25. To be against greedy, self-obsessed motherfucks such as yourself is not to be a “Union Clod.” It is to simply be opposed to deluded, greedy, self-obsessed, delusional, weak minded, nimrods such as yourself. Yeah, there’s corruption in Unions–but compared to the amount of pain and suffering your “free market” inflicts on humanity (oh wait, sorry, they’re in far off lands and you don’t have to see it so it doesn’t exist. How convenient for you, you selfish little prick) it’s a blip on the radar screen. Get a clue, bootstraps.
typical low-brow responses from all the Union Clods making false assumptions that I must be “fresh out of your shitty college” or a neocon bent on spreading Christianity.
Sorry folks I am neither of those things – but keep your lowest common denominator vitrol flowing – it only adds to the appearance of union ignorance and bullying to achieve their self-serving goals.
oh, 8:26, how easy it is to be such a blowhard when you’re fresh out of your shitty college.
got news for you naive free market loser, it won’t come down to you “sucking,” (actually, you were probably born sucking) it will come down to you making too much money. and you will be gone. but don’t worry, some day you’ll join ronald reagan in heaven and it’ll all be good again.
Hey, 8:26, it’s a good thing that everything you said is most probably claptrap. Otherwise, you’re just another mediocre neocon with a high opinion of his obsolete self.
I look forward to your divorces, alcoholism and born again Christianity.
The public-private debate misses the point. America and NYC have enjoyed over the last 100 years tremendous growth and unprecedented increases in living standards and all this with the growth of government. In fact western democracy is a blending of the private sector and public sector. We could not have the standard of living in this country and city with out government steadying the ship (Of course not all of us have done great). This is why when we force feed capitalism on other countries with weak governments it just doesn’t work well.
If anyone wants to see what limited government looks like just head down to New Orleans. Sky high murder rate, no public housing, corrupt political establishment, lots of poverty existing right next to great wealth, and most citizens not very happy, the Big Easy really makes one appreciate the Big Apple.
Nope, no trust fund union flunky at 5:45.
Worked really hard as a teenager, paid my way through school with my savings and student loans. Studied something ueful and work hard everyday to be competitive, efficient, and a valuable employee.
Dont rely on my “Seniority” or Union Rep to be sucessful. I work at it everyday, and the day I start to suck, I hope I will be replaced or overtaken by someone who is even harder working and deserving – Free market baby…