"..independently wealthy and couldn't be bought...."
That's an argument that i'll never buy. They used it for Bloomberg too, remember? Oh, he doesn't have to answer to anybody, his policy will be just between him and his conscience. Ok, that settles it then, i'll trust his conscience.
"..independently wealthy and couldn't be bought...."
That's an argument that i'll never buy. They used it for Bloomberg too, remember? Oh, he doesn't have to answer to anybody, his policy will be just between him and his conscience. Ok, that settles it then, i'll trust his conscience.
That's what made Bloomberg a great Mayor for NYC. He didn't need to give a shit about the traditional power brokers in the unions and organizers in the "community" He could outspend everyone and make his own electorate. Which he did. Three times. All while living at home and not taking either the Mayor's mansion or salary.
And yet, New York City did not turn into utopia. In fact, things were pretty much the same before Bloomberg, during Bloomberg, and after Bloomberg. I acknowledge that he did get rid of Giuliani. The city _is_ going to the dogs, but that is largely the result of national government, not local.
Well, I live here, in a small slum, and that was not my experience, although I would add that (as I say above) much of what happens here is outside the control of the mayor. For instance, the gentrification/real-estate bubble has been very destructive for many people, not just the poor but small businesses, small minorities, and so on, and that is driven not by the mayor but by Federal monetary policy. So then Blahz, the man of the people, came in, and nothing much happened except there was a moderate decline in street maintenance. I wouldn't call NYC a failure, though. Not yet. I guess they're working on it.
Now we've got another cop at the top. We'll see how that works out.
Of course this being New York, there is a tremendous layer of bullshit on top of everything, but that's the price of being the capital of the world, I guess.
"..independently wealthy and couldn't be bought...."
That's an argument that i'll never buy. They used it for Bloomberg too, remember? Oh, he doesn't have to answer to anybody, his policy will be just between him and his conscience. Ok, that settles it then, i'll trust his conscience.
Elon Musk 2024?
That's what made Bloomberg a great Mayor for NYC. He didn't need to give a shit about the traditional power brokers in the unions and organizers in the "community" He could outspend everyone and make his own electorate. Which he did. Three times. All while living at home and not taking either the Mayor's mansion or salary.
And yet, New York City did not turn into utopia. In fact, things were pretty much the same before Bloomberg, during Bloomberg, and after Bloomberg. I acknowledge that he did get rid of Giuliani. The city _is_ going to the dogs, but that is largely the result of national government, not local.
Absolutely false. Bloomberg ran a competent government, created budget surpluses and made the city the most efficient it had been in years.
The failure of the past 8 years in NYC is all due to one Warren Wilhelm, Jr.
Well, I live here, in a small slum, and that was not my experience, although I would add that (as I say above) much of what happens here is outside the control of the mayor. For instance, the gentrification/real-estate bubble has been very destructive for many people, not just the poor but small businesses, small minorities, and so on, and that is driven not by the mayor but by Federal monetary policy. So then Blahz, the man of the people, came in, and nothing much happened except there was a moderate decline in street maintenance. I wouldn't call NYC a failure, though. Not yet. I guess they're working on it.
Now we've got another cop at the top. We'll see how that works out.
Of course this being New York, there is a tremendous layer of bullshit on top of everything, but that's the price of being the capital of the world, I guess.