Posted on 08/19/2014 10:04:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he won't reimburse the taxpayers for personal trips when his security detail is at the wheel, even though New York City's other top elected officials have said they would.
For the first time Monday afternoon, Mr. de Blasio addressed criticism from government watchdogs and former elected officials who have questioned his ethics for allowing the public to fund out-of-town private travel, an issue raised in report published last week in The Wall Street Journal.
Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, said he would abide by a March 2009 advisory opinion from the city's Conflicts of Interest Board that stipulates elected officials with police security may use their cars for private and political purposes without reimbursing the taxpayers. But the opinion notes that officials are permitted to reimburse the taxpayers for non-city use of their vehicles, and several elected officials have done so over the years. …
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The ones that get to live with him!
If that’s what they want, why should I care.
Commisar.
Alles Klar?
SOP. True socialists believe in equality for all below them. The directing class has to be paid for creating those ideal conditions. Kicking ass, confiscating property, and taking vacations is hard work!
He’s a communist, so this is the end of it. Change it to a normal person, and it’s indictments.
Not me.
He’s ready to change his name again. This time, it will be “Bill de Gibsmedat.”
Communists never think they have to pay for anything: “Everything would be free comrade!”
Good point. I want the leftist rats who are elected in majority-left cities and towns to inflict all the pain they can upon their constituents. Doubt they’ll learn much, but they just deserve it. He’s doing a great job with the rising crime rate, I know it can get much higher though.
“What is it called when you take from the public to live the good life yourself?”
Fascist elitist.
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