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Bill de Blasio is hopelessly out of his depth in NYC’s new fiscal crisis
NY Post ^ | May 07 2020 | Chaim Deutsch

Posted on 05/07/2020 11:18:33 PM PDT by knighthawk

We are beginning to see a light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel. But there are hard times ahead for our nation, state and beloved New York City. The choices we make now will ­determine how quickly we ­recover. Vague and contradictory policies — the kind we’re all too accustomed to from this mayoralty — won’t help.

Mayor Bill de Blasio reacted too late to the health side of the crisis, delaying lockdowns when a week or two earlier could have reduced deaths by as much as 80 percent, according to former city Health Commissioner Dr. Tom Frieden. As late as March 13, the mayor was encouraging people to “go on about their lives,” and on March 16, he went to his precious gym.

To repair the damage and build a better future going forward, we need better leadership than that — especially on the fiscal front. State and city history is instructive.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: andrewcuomo; billdeblasio; budget; chaimdeutsch; deblasio; debt; economy; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkpost; revenue; taxes
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1 posted on 05/07/2020 11:18:33 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Theres a shock.


2 posted on 05/07/2020 11:32:45 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: knighthawk
De Blowsio is, and has been, "Out of His Element" trying to portray himself as a legitimate politician.

He possesses the political skills of a weak fart.

3 posted on 05/07/2020 11:59:20 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: knighthawk

May all the NYC denizen that voted for de Blasio reap what they have sown. Furthermore, if the Federal Government bails them out, tarring and feathering should make a hasty return.


4 posted on 05/08/2020 12:10:45 AM PDT by cranked
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE

Yup. Any politician responsible for a budget must have run a business, schooled in Economics and Accounting.


5 posted on 05/08/2020 12:24:06 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: cranked

If we could make any financial assistance toed to restoring 2A rights, elimination overbearing business regs, mandating NYPD work with ICE, etc. than we could maybe consider it.


6 posted on 05/08/2020 1:00:43 AM PDT by matt04
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To: VideoDoctor

A weak fart can still inspire voluntary compliance with social distancing requirements. Bill not so much.

If he wanted to provide leadership that normal people could recognize, he would either close the subways or ride the subways.


7 posted on 05/08/2020 1:21:36 AM PDT by Bernard ("I don't know if that's true:" Schiff said.)
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To: Bernard

A weak fart can still inspire voluntary compliance with social distancing requirements. Bill not so much.
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LOL!


8 posted on 05/08/2020 1:25:27 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: knighthawk

DE BLASIO AND CUOMO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS BY OUTLAWING THE USE OF HCQ AND ZINC. THEY BOTH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SANCTUARY CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK FOR BRINGING IN THE ILLEGAL ALIENS INTO THEIR STATE WITHOUT MEDICALLY VETTING THEM. SANCTUARY CITY STATUS IS THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF COVID19 IN NEW YORK


9 posted on 05/08/2020 2:16:35 AM PDT by chopperk
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You mean Deblasio’s self-made fiscal crisis.

If he and his corrupt wife come clean about the billions in city funds which have conveniently disappeared, here’s be no fiscal crisis.

<><> Mrs DeB got ahold of hundreds of millions when he put her in charge of The Mayor’s Fund for New York.......
<><> DeB then put the corrupt wife in charge of a mental disease programs in which she managed to make $800 million disappear.....
<><> she’s now in charge of millions of coronavirus funds.

The two are licking their greedy chops over the federal money they hope will be pouring in.

NOTE: All that money was supposed to buy DeBlobbio a ticket to the WH-——but he flopped bigtime at that effort.

Could barely get a dozen people out to hear his demented messages.

He’s a dead end, term-limited pol....but the corrupt wife gets the last hurrah.

Angling for a seat on a city council.......and she’s got stolen zillions to do it with.


10 posted on 05/08/2020 2:54:10 AM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: knighthawk

I am not sure if New York can be saved. I am sure as long as corrupt socialist run things it will not be saved.

I say corrupt socialist because I don’t think most socialist politicians are really socialist. What they are is corrupt and by funding social programs with no real goals on fixing problems is an easy way to skim money off the top.

Spend millions of dollars on the “homeless” and yet the homeless are still here, oh well, we tried.

But as long as the money people living in New York continue to support the corruption nothing will change.


11 posted on 05/08/2020 4:31:31 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: knighthawk

Why should Wilhelm care as long as he knows The Ministry of Propaganda will just blame Trump for everything.


12 posted on 05/08/2020 4:35:30 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: knighthawk

Dems have soemthng like a 7:1 advantage, and yet everyone I know hates this man. But I know most of them probably voted for him — TWICE. (In fact, some may have voted for him three times, if you count his first primary, which was basically his first mayoral election.)

We didn’t have any viable alternatives, as no one challenged him, figuring that they’d wait for him to be term limited. Sal Albanese was the only politician with a name, and Blaz kept him off the stage.


13 posted on 05/08/2020 4:47:47 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: knighthawk

Well duh. He’s a communist


14 posted on 05/08/2020 4:48:06 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: knighthawk

Since the Governor’s and the Mayor’s appointed managers are all incompetent political hacks, there were no real problem solvers capable of stepping up to the job.

Volunteers from out of the state mobilized to come in and get the jobs done. the Governor’s response....... tax ‘em

Although there were capable New Yorkers, they had no leaders capable of the necessary creative thinking


15 posted on 05/08/2020 4:54:38 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: chopperk

Don’t forget Murphy.


16 posted on 05/08/2020 5:17:11 AM PDT by Midnitethecat (St)
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To: HANG THE EXPENSE
Theres a shock.

I know that tongue in cheek, but Willie is part of the destroy America party. Lenin, Stalin and Castro never wanted for food even in times of great famine in their created socialist paradise. Willie views himself as party loyalist able to wield power over his subjects.

17 posted on 05/08/2020 7:26:22 AM PDT by SKI NOW
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To: Liz
Delasio and Cuomo’s delaying lockdowns the plan in order to create a crisis which would be large enough to generate taxpayers federal dollars into their bankrupt coffers. Peoples deaths would be considered collateral damage for the economic advantages and pay out when all is said and done.

Cuomo and Debasio’s daily publicized and popularized TV briefings meanwhile would stroke New Yorkers backs with all manner of 'we feel you pain' dramatizations mingled with personal family stories and engagements. Not to mention targeting the federal government ( UStaxpayers) for not rescuing them.

18 posted on 05/08/2020 7:43:20 AM PDT by caww
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To: SKI NOW

Yep, I know the history of ole Wilhelm.The people of NYC had to be a special kind of dumbass to elect that guy and now they reap what they have sewn.My tag line.


19 posted on 05/08/2020 7:49:44 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: knighthawk

Cuomo is scared frozen, no plan to reopen other than an elaborate set of roadblocks that will actually keep the state locked down for months and the economic deterioration will cripple New York for years.


20 posted on 05/08/2020 7:52:22 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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