NY, Worth every cent.
Posted on 10/04/2020 10:42:17 AM PDT by John Semmens
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) repudiated the state's debt and vowed "not to pay a single cent of it. Every prior president and congress has recognized that New York is America's 'trophy wife' and covered the losses incurred in running this country's greatest state. It is only Trump and the Republicans in congress who are now balking at bearing a burden gladly accepted by both Parties prior to now."
The City of New York has a current $9 billion shortfall. The State of New York has a $30 billion shortfall. These gaps were created by the combined profligacy of both the City and State governments and the insanely strict lock-down policies that are strangling commerce.
"Profligacy has been a long-standing policy of our state and its largest city for decades," Cuomo pointed out. "You can't have the highest paid public employees with the nation's most generous retirement benefits without incurring significant costs. If you want quality, you have to pay the price. Every American must pay his or her fair share of the cost for maintaining the standard of living for these loyal civil servants."
"At the same time, our tax revenue stream has been annihilated by the measures we implemented to combat the COVID-19 pandemic," the Governor reminded. "Some have maintained that we were too strict and that the lock-downs have lasted too long. I say that as long as one life can be saved no restriction is too strict nor in place too long. Since the arrival of COVID is not our fault we shouldn't have to bear the burdens our measures have inflicted on the citizens of New York. It is Trump's job to extract the funds needed to pay these costs from whoever has the money. If he won't do this job voters should elect a Democrat who will. Until that happens, I'm not accepting any responsibility for the debts we owe."
In related news, Cuomo has ordered the state's contingent of the National Guard to clean up the garbage thrown into the streets of New York City by its residents. "Mayor de Blasio's plan to rely on the booming population of rats to eat the excess garbage is too 'iffy' for my taste," Cuomo said. "Rather than allow the Guard to sit on their asses in the midst of this emerging health crisis, I'm ordering them to haul the garbage to New Jersey and dump it there during the nighttime hours."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php?topic=416128.0
In other news, Cuomo blames his shoes for the faults of his feet. /Vladimir - Estragon’s friend, not Putin...
Maybe Soros could bailout Cuomo.
“It’s only fair!” they say with a straight face (and a crooked heart)...
I love it
Eat shiite NEW YORK
That last sentence totally cracked me up. Outstanding, John.
I’m not sure that this is satire.
NY, Worth every cent.
In a sane society, Cuomo would have been already arrested, tried and facing a death penalty sentence for mass murder and crimes against humanity.
The last sentence would improve New Jersey
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