On Jul 31, 10:33 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
> (Mayor Bloomberg: People KNOW smoking is harmful. It's a waste of your > money to pay for another advertising campaign in China telling them > so.)
A waste of money? Noooo ...
Bloomberg is making a direct monetary contribution to the 'communist' Chinese state treasury. Maybe he is lobbying the Chinese government for a favor or position of power?
<mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote: >"Sharing the pain, as the governor promises, should not mean forcing >the poor to make most of the sacrifices. Cuts in funds for schools and >health care should only take away the extras that special interests >have added, not crucial services." >~ Editorial
>The New York Times >July 31, 2008 >Editorial
>Gov. Paterson’s Budget Emergency >Across the country, states are slashing their budgets as tax revenues >dwindle. New York, with its heavy dependence on Wall Street, is far >from immune to the nation’s economic slide, as Gov. David Paterson >this week made abundantly clear.
>The governor warned this week that New York’s financial situation has >eroded rapidly, largely because of a “mammoth collapse” in revenues >from the financial sector. He is predicting a state deficit of $6.4 >billion this fiscal year alone.
>He is doing the right thing by starting now to cut his share of the >$121 billion state budget and by calling the Legislature back into >special session on Aug. 19. Cutting the budget is never easy, >especially in an election year. Already the special interests, the >ones that fund campaigns, are lined up to defend their shares.
>Since Governor Paterson has not yet given a clear road map of where he >wants to cut spending and raise revenues, here are our suggestions:
>• New York’s budget has traditionally hidden hundreds of millions of >dollars in slush funds, money that legislators and the governor hand >out to their communities. These secret pools are the place to start.
>• Sharing the pain, as the governor promises, should not mean forcing >the poor to make most of the sacrifices. Cuts in funds for schools and >health care should only take away the extras that special interests >have added, not crucial services.
>• Governor Paterson said that he is considering raising money through >private-public partnerships involving the leasing of state assets. He >should tread carefully there. Unloading public assets can too easily >be the sort of one-time budget gimmick that does little long-term >good.
>• New taxes have to be on the table, if only as a last resort, but any >changes in the tax code must be fair. Governor Paterson has already >endorsed a property-tax cap that helps the suburbs and upstate but >threatens cities. A temporary tax surcharge on wealthy New Yorkers >makes sense, but it should not drive too much revenue away or allow >the Legislature to keep wasting funds.
>Governor Paterson has promised to consult with legislators and “those >affected” before his final proposals on where to cut funds. It is a >very collegial plan, but if the new governor really wants to put the >state’s fiscal house in order, he is going to have to get a lot >tougher with his old friends in Albany.
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:00:06 +0200 (CEST), in sci.med Nomen Nescio
<nob...@dizum.com> wrote: >> Exactly the kind of stunt that Gail K. Shuler M.D. would pull. Kicking the >> mentally ill out of mental health clinics is her favorite trick!
>If they can't pay, kick them out. The nerve of those mentally >ill people anyway. Thinking that somebody cares about their >well-being.
Oh no most mentally ill people know that no one cares. Gail K Shuler is a special case though.
On Jul 31, 11:08 am, Raving <raving.loo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 10:33 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > (Mayor Bloomberg: People KNOW smoking is harmful. It's a waste of your > > money to pay for another advertising campaign in China telling them > > so.)
> A waste of money? Noooo ...
> Bloomberg is making a direct monetary contribution to the 'communist' > Chinese state treasury. Maybe he is lobbying the Chinese government > for a favor or position of power?
> On Jul 31, 11:08=A0am, Raving <raving.loo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jul 31, 10:33 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > (Mayor Bloomberg: People KNOW smoking is harmful. It's a waste of your > > > money to pay for another advertising campaign in China telling them > > > so.)
> > A waste of money? Noooo ...
> > Bloomberg is making a direct monetary contribution to the 'communist' > > Chinese state treasury. =A0Maybe he is lobbying the Chinese government > > for a favor or position of power?
> On Jul 31, 11:08 am, Raving <raving.loo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Jul 31, 10:33 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
>> > (Mayor Bloomberg: People KNOW smoking is harmful. It's a waste of >> > your money to pay for another advertising campaign in China telling >> > them so.)
>> A waste of money? Noooo ...
>> Bloomberg is making a direct monetary contribution to the 'communist' >> Chinese state treasury. Maybe he is lobbying the Chinese government >> for a favor or position of power?
On Aug 1, 10:41 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 11:08 am, Raving <raving.loo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jul 31, 10:33 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > (Mayor Bloomberg: People KNOW smoking is harmful. It's a waste of your > > > money to pay for another advertising campaign in China telling them > > > so.)
> > A waste of money? Noooo ...
> > Bloomberg is making a direct monetary contribution to the 'communist' > > Chinese state treasury. Maybe he is lobbying the Chinese government > > for a favor or position of power?
> > On Jul 31, 11:08 am, Raving <raving.loo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Jul 31, 10:33 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
> >> > (Mayor Bloomberg: People KNOW smoking is harmful. It's a waste of > >> > your money to pay for another advertising campaign in China telling > >> > them so.)
> >> A waste of money? Noooo ...
> >> Bloomberg is making a direct monetary contribution to the 'communist' > >> Chinese state treasury. Maybe he is lobbying the Chinese government > >> for a favor or position of power?
Why did Rudy Crew leave New York City, as chancelor, and go to Miami FL, to become supervisor?
"Dr. Crew was a prophet without honor in his adopted land. The mayor at that time, Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose education policy basically consisted of putting public dollars into tuition vouchers for private schools, drove the chancellor out of town with a campaign of public criticism. "
