Posted by
Logical Party on Friday, April 11, 2008 11:00:00 AM
The assumed heir apparent and reincarnation of Rudolph Giuliani, and closet Democrat, Mike Bloomberg has proven he knows how to make money in private enterprise but such knowledge doesn't convert to government economics unless one considers raising taxes and bleeding the citizenry as revenue.
Like any man burdened with hubris the venom flies when he doesn't get his way. Imagine how the Federal Government would be run had Ross Perot become President?
NY's history with Bloomberg started with tours of the outerboroughs (yuch) to get more in touch with the people, whenever he wasn't weekending in Connecticut. This helped the feel good perception amongst the citizens until it was time to manage the Post 9/11 budget, which made him nearly double parking fines and raise real estate taxes. The budget was balanced and he looked good given that criteria, never mind the electorate was wild.
He would make us feel better by rebating part of our tax increase, declaring "see what I did for you!" The typical con job of taking with one hand and returning a portion with the other, then demanding gratitude for this canard.
He doesn't stop at tax heavy financial wizardry. He advocated no smoking at bars and restaurants, and responded to the loss of that pleasantry with a "you can drink more!" declaration. This must have made MADD and others who experienced sudden death of loved ones to drunk drivers really proud.
Bloomberg endorsed tax funded beautifcation projects, in Manhattan only mind you, to plant tress along city streets. Here's another beautification idea not broached - get homeless into housing and building affordable housing for those on the verge of homelessness. His answer to skyrocketing rents is an arrogant "move to Queens" retort, a type of rental cleansing as part of his Manhattan genocide of low and middle income people.
Speaking of Queens, when Bloomberg absorbed the ultimate defeat, that of the West Side Stadium, he was so disraught when a reporter asked him about a renewed effort to build the Jets a stadium in that borough, his repsonse was an exhaustive "who wants a stadium in Queens!" The defeat is the thing that catches the conscience of this King.
We now have another event rivaling the West Side Stradium try, congestion pricing, offered under the guise of ecological benefit, but in reality getting all you middle income drivers off the road. The State legislature, described by a Bloomberg in rage as "cowardice," had stomachs so curdled at this economic attack they wouldn't even consider voting on such an ill advised economic ploy which would bury middle income drivers. New Yorkers have to wonder if the environment were at stake, why does it start only at the Manhattan border?
Perhaps Mike Bloomberg would be better suited for a Bush family portarit than Mayor of a city that is made of blue and white coller, low and middle income workers mixed in with the ubber class. His out of touch thought process falls in line with Bush Sr who thought the 10% unemployment of his adminsitration was a figment of the electorate and there was no reason to extend benefits, and who was baffled at the sight of supermarket scanners we pions have used since the late 70's. It also falls in line with the "Katrina is the other guy's problem" method of governing by Bush JR.
In his defeats Bloomberg wears his elitism on his sleeve and his pretentious ego blinds him to the burden he places on the working class who run this city. Something to consider as he ponders a run for Governor.