Of course, he doesn't believe in quite as many social entitlements as us.
I am, however, a tenant organizer in the East Village. Who's your friend?
On 9/20/07, Stephen Philion <stephen.philion at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Doug, a friend of mine in NYC, a tenant organizer in the East Village,
> said to me that Bloomberg has been encouraging those who qualify for
> aid [eg food stamps, etc] to actually apply for it. Is that the case?
>
> Steve
>
>
> [note the austerity of the Dinkins years - by this pure spending
> measure, the same as Rudy]
>
> New York Times - September 17, 2007
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/nyregion/17bloomberg.html>
>
> Under Bloomberg, Budget and Revenues Swell
> By DIANE CARDWELL
>
> Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has promoted himself as a model of fiscal
> restraint, issuing dire warnings about the slowing economy, recently
> asking agencies to limit hiring, and even listing "fiscal
> responsibility" as an interest on his MySpace page.
>
> At the same time, a review of the city's budget since 1980 shows that
> Mr. Bloomberg has been presiding over one of the greatest expansions
> of city government since the John V. Lindsay administration, fueled
> by an extraordinary surge in real estate revenues, both from higher
> property taxes and transfer taxes from sales.
>
> Since Mr. Bloomberg took office in 2002, the city budget, adjusted
> for inflation, has swelled faster than it has under any other mayor
> during the last 27 years, increasing by 23 percent, to $60 billion.
>
>
>
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> Stephen Philion
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