[lbo-talk] Ferrer vs. Bloomberg: Juan Gonzalez thinks there is one hell of a difference

[Gar Lipow]

On 11/3/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Gar Lipow wrote:
>
> >Ferrer vs. Bloomberg: Juan Gonzalez thinks there is one hell of a
> >difference.  What is more, he seems to think that those differences
> >are specifically on class  issues - taxing the fat boys a bit
> >included. Doug, care to comment?
>
> Ferrer is a dismal candidate with no movement behind him. His
> adminstration would almost certainly be full of hacks. And without a
> serious popular movement behind him, he wouldn't be able to dampen
> the fat boys, much less soak them. The city has almost no taxing
> power, and depends on the state legislature. And the city still
> operates under the "emergency" legislation from the fiscal crisis
> days, meaning the financial control board could step in and put the
> city into receivership. His candidacy isn't even worth a fantasy.
>
> Doug

So Juan was not being completely reality based in his analysis?