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NYT: The Debt Crisis — What Should Congress Do?
Attention Leaders in Washington, remember, most Americans agree on the solution to the debt crisis – it includes increasing revenues!
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Can NYC Afford the Terror Trials?
Count me as someone who would philosophically like to see the 9/11 suspects tried in the former shadow of the World Trade Center. I think it would be powerfully symbolic to the world and illustrate the best principles of American justice in a time when that concept has withstood a serious test under the Bush administration. (I also believe that terrorists should treated as criminals rather than “enemy-combatants.”) And speaking for myself, a citizen who admittedly did not live in New York in 2001, but does spend each weekday in lower Manhattan, I do not believe we should allow the fear of further attack to influence decisions like this… But reading an article like this, a good case is made … More >>
“Above politics” =! above patronage and political hires
His supporters keep telling us that Hizzoner’s above petty politics. Maybe, but he’s not above giving out jobs to his campaign staff and raises to his aides! From the Times: Even as he warns that the city may have to lay off thousands of workers, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has found city jobs for 15 members of his re-election campaign, many of whom are earning six-figure salaries, records and interviews show. The hirings suggest that while Mr. Bloomberg is calling for a leaner government that reflects the economic downturn, he is finding money in the budget for those who engineered his unexpectedly close re-election. In addition, seven city employees who left their jobs to work on the campaign have returned, … More >>
What’re They For?
With the budget deficit in the Empire State reaching crisis levels, Gov Paterson has proposed cuts. State Senate Dems, however, are lining up to oppose his proposal: Take, for example, the joint statement issued over the weekend by Sens. Craig Johnson and Brian Foley of Long Island, Neil Breslin of Albany, Darrel Aubertine of Watertown, David Valesky of Syracuse and Antoine Thompson and Bill Stachowski of Buffalo. These seven Democratic pols… declared that they cannot possibly go along with trimming education aid in the middle of the school year, as Gov. Paterson has proposed to help close a $3.2 billion deficit. Nor do they like Paterson’s suggested cuts in Medicaid funding for hospitals and nursing homes, which they dismissed as … More >>
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