Bloomberg to New York: Drop Dead

Wall Street Journal ^ | Monday, May 12, 2003 | ROBERT L. BARTLEY

[WaveThatFlag]

Michael Bloomberg seems to think he's mayor of Ben Tre. That's the Vietnamese city etched into history by the quote "It became necessary to destroy the town in order to save it."

The original quote was attributed to an anonymous army major in an AP dispatch by Peter Arnett of more recent notoriety. But whatever its provenance, it describes Mayor Bloomberg's answer to the New York financial crisis -- a slew of tax increases certain to speed the downward spiral. The state legislature is about to give him what he wants, precluding meaningful recovery from the September 11 attacks coming atop the debacle of the city's major industry, financial services.

[Lunatic Fringe]

When will it end? When will this country finally stand up to the government hacks and tell them they must *first* slash their budgets before they raise out taxes.

If business was run like the government... *shudder*

[TheWillardHotel]

Karl Rove was on C-SPAN yesterday praising Bloomberg.

[mr.pink]

He wants to lay a cornerstone during the Republican convention in 2004...

I think that is a tawdry political manuever that should be reconsidered and gracefully abandoned.

[duk]

CA is leading the way to TOTAL COLLAPSE. NY city is but a step behind. People don't care as long as they don't see the trouble in their face. Our Fed has set a poor example for the States to follow.

[WaveThatFlag]

I think that is a tawdry political manuever that should be reconsidered and gracefully abandoned.

I can guarantee you the that won't be happening.

[sheik yerbouty]

More like mayor of Ben Wah.

[arielb]

ughh why did I vote for this guy? Because Mark Green would've been worse. kinda like France where the choice was between saddam loving "conservative" Chirac and saddam loving socialist Jospin and saddam and hitler loving nutcase le pen

[Tailgunner Joe]

bttt

[WaveThatFlag]

Yeah, I really had to hold my nose on this one.

[OPS4]

New York needs Mayor Rudy, or someone from the Republican
side of the Aisle to run against Bloomberg and begin his
onsluaght now!

Ops4 God BLess America!