Why don’t you, Mayor, ask WHY these people have to have this government “safety net” IOW, welfare instead of working to support themselves?
Where are the great jobs that Newark had in the 40s, 50’s and 60’s?
Why can’t people SUPPORT THEMSELVES?
Where are the jobs Obama promised?
I’m often reminded of what happened in Manhattan, NYC, which used to be one of the country’s biggest manufacturing centers in the 50s (if you can believe that). Along came Mayor Robert F. Wagner, who instituted all sorts of government programs, and the consequence was so many manufacturing jobs fleeing the city that he had to expand government services (a self-perpetuating disease). Of course, NYC was one of the first cities that instituted total government control of the mass transit systems, forcing the private subway companies to hold down fares to unprofitable levels until they eventually had to sell out to the city (the city-owned IND came along as unfair “competition” as well); expansion came to a standstill after that. Such policies rapidly expanded to neighboring cities such as Newark, of course, with even worse ramifications.