Mayor to U.N.: $tay Here

New York Post ^ | 23 September 2006 | DAVID SEIFMAN

[Aussie Dasher]

September 23, 2006 -- World leaders can rant all they want at the United Nations - as long as its diplomats continue to spend big bucks here, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.

"If the U.N. left, from an economic point of view, it would be a disaster," he said on his weekly WABC radio show. "Tens of thousands of people would lose their jobs. The trickle-down effect - stores, restaurants, builders, real-estate prices - would be devastating for this city."

[Aussie Dasher]

This is the same bloke who keeps hinting he wants to be President???

Now, THERE is an offer we can ALL refuse!

[Coldwater Creek]

Boycott Citgo and NYC!!

[tiger-one]

Send the UN to France, they need to reduce unemployment

[Kozak]

What a short sighted idiot. If they got rid of that circus they could use that land for productive projects ADDING thousands of jobs and millions to the cities economy.

[Issaquahking]

Mayor Bloomberg your not a mayor, you're a political whore, without a soul to sell. Kind of person that has his picture nest to RINO in the dictionary.

[Caipirabob]

Bllomberg could make up the loss in one day by enforcing parking violations.

[tlb]

As far as it goes he's right of course. No mayor wants to lose a payroll that spends as much in his municipality as the UN. If I understand it correctly UN salaries are tax free. This means they tend to have large disposable income, even before bonus' such as the Oil for Food cookiejar.

Maitre d's, coke dealers, and call girls have to make a living too.

[RoadTest]

The love of money is the root of all evil, Mayor Bloomberg.

[observer5]

It would certainly be a disaster for adult industry in NY...

[lawdude]

"It would certainly be a disaster for adult industry in NY..."

And kiddie porn.

[Grut]

So? Legalize prostitution, it'll bring in more money and improve the city's moral tone at the same time.

[yankeedame]

"If the U.N. left, from an economic point of view, it would be a disaster," he said on his weekly WABC radio show. "Tens of thousands of people would lose their jobs. The trickle-down effect - stores, restaurants, builders, real-estate prices ...

Yeah! Not to mention the hookers and various other, er, "suppliers" shall we say?

[Aussie Dasher]

I was surprised to learn prostitution wasn't legal in NYC. I thought you could get anything there...

[Joe Boucher]

N.Y. and the U.N. deserve each other.

[NurdlyPeon]

Ya, the United States should continue to lose money so that the city of New York can gain money. Works for me.</s>

[raybbr]

Bloomberg also wants to keep his illegals for much the same reasons.

[HarleyLady27]

PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE let us get the UN out of the US and take bloomy with it.....

[mewzilla]

Upstate NY needs its own state.

[EGPWS]

September 23, 2006 -- World leaders can rant all they want at the United Nations - as long as its diplomats continue to spend big bucks here, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.

He's got a point.

We need that revenue to support our WOT which the U.N. so conveniently doesn't support.

[mewzilla]

N.Y. and the U.N. deserve each other.

Ahem...Most NYS counties are red, ya know. We're not all nuts :)