Tuesday Links
Clinton Hill HDR. Photo by mototraveler from the Brownstoner Flickr pool. 2 Robbers Killed in Shootout at a Brooklyn Store [NY Times] Fiend Preys on Women Near Starrett City [NY Post] Pols Rip Bid to Reopen Jail House [NY Post] Lawsuit: Prisoner Transfer at HOD Is Plot to Avoid Review [NY Daily News] Breaking News:…
Clinton Hill HDR. Photo by mototraveler from the Brownstoner Flickr pool.
2 Robbers Killed in Shootout at a Brooklyn Store [NY Times]
Fiend Preys on Women Near Starrett City [NY Post]
Pols Rip Bid to Reopen Jail House [NY Post]
Lawsuit: Prisoner Transfer at HOD Is Plot to Avoid Review [NY Daily News]
Breaking News: LICH Divisions Saved! [Brooklyn Paper]
Brooklyn Residents to Protest Broadway Triangle Rezoning [The Real Deal]
So you end public housing. Then who is providing low cost housing? Do we revert to shantytowns?
Let me be clear, I don’t want these programs at all. Public housing in particular has to be ended.
At the same time however, I realize that the purpose of these programs was never to help the poor, but to create a permanent voting block to keep democrats in power.
Obama will likely succeed in accomplishing the same goal nationally, so at least the burden will be shifted somewhat. Of course, this will eventually lead to political collapse in time – but it will be longer for us than if the city went bankrupt.
The best we can hope for is that the coming chaos will not be isolated to big cities. That would of course be disastrous for us. When the parasitic class realizes the politicians cannot deliver on their promises, most will hopefully be amenable to a new economic order rather than resound themselves to living in shantytowns like in other failed socialist nations. This the best case scenario.
I sympathize with Bloomberg, but with 50% of the city population dependent upon the public dime, he is beholden to the “voters”.
I imagine however civil war will erupt in the next 5-10 years. What happens then, no one can say.
Polemecist;
Thanks. You really want these programs kicked upstairs to the federal level,where they will be further removed from accountability????
Today’s WSJ editorial page points out that despite Mayor Bloomberg’s call for austerity, he is ducking the hard choices. Specifically, they point out that the city’s payroll has grown from 270,000 to 310,000 during the past YEAR.
“The Troubled Asset Relief Program was designed to
stabilize financial markets and the flow of credit and” has thus far failed at both.
wow, benson – what an excellent post.
My only hope is that when Obama socializes the country, many of these city programs will be switched to the federal level so everyone in the country pays.
This is the only possible solution, as declines in social services will quickly bring back the dark days.
first of all we make jail to cushy for criminals. I believe why spend money on amenities that they don’t need or deserve.
we have to be honest why does someone locked up have better options than someone homeless…my dad who is from Ghana Africa used to tell me that where he came from coming out of jail was the lowest rep to have and that jails were substandard you had to grow your own food and if you had poor harvest you starved,now that may seem extreme but why should someone in jail be treated like human beings….when you are committing crimes against innocent people everything should be stripped no matter what!
Nice HDR photo. That picture was taken ON Lafayette Ave looking toward St James Place and the corner of Pratt Institute’s North Architecture Building.
This time, the punks who tried to rob the storeowner got what they deserved. That said, when you pick up a gun – on either side – chances are good someone will get hurt.
Why all the analysis? Criminals have always tried to take the easy way out by robbing others. The police can’t be everywhere at all times. Stuff is going to happen. How you opt to protect and defend yourself is a very personal matter. But it pays to remember we live in an often dangerous world.
Post the whole story ASSHAT. Paulson’s saying that the money ought not to be used to bail out the autos and for mortgages. He’s saying there are other ways of doing that, which there are. Congress neeeds to get off their ass and stop the damn finger pointing and pass something that deals with mortgages and do a tax cut.
There should be a six-month holiday of paying your FICA. it’s the easiest thing to pass.
Here’s the rest…
“The Troubled Asset Relief Program was designed to
stabilize financial markets and the flow of credit and “is not a panacea for all our economic difficulties.â€
Representative Spencer Bachus defended Paulson against
criticism. “I for one, Secretary Paulson, applaud you for being flexible and taking an approach that was clearly authorized by the legislation.â€