City Council member and finance committee chair David Weprin, who is also running for New York City comptroller, discusses the impact that the Albany standoff is having on the city’s finances.
Great campaign opportunity for Weprin! What has he done for NYC to date? He doesn't think Albany is playing???? What are they doing that's worth the money taxpayers are giving them? Can I get paid for whining and ignoring responsibility? Please share the link for that job! I heard yesterday that Sampson is trying to get money for "parent involvement" - it would realistically only be involvement in his political life. Parent involvement begins at home! In the 8 years I was a H.S. administrator at a Public H.S. of 4,500 students in Queens the valedictorian was always an immigrant student whose first language was not English - they're parents weren't paid. I'd endorse paying parents of children who succeed in school over paying politicians to run veiled programs to pay their minions!
Jul. 08 2009 10:53 AM
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Toots
from Brooklyn
Weprin's take on plastic bags is just wrong and patronizing. Yes - even lower income people can manage to carry re-usable bags - it's really not that hard to tuck one in your purse.
I wonder which lobby group has been at work on that issue ...
Jul. 08 2009 10:45 AM
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John Coleman
How much of what is happening is personal? Republican Senators who are overwhelmingly older white man losing their leadership stipends, staff allocations and larger offices. Espada giving them a chance to get these benefits back?
Jul. 08 2009 10:31 AM
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hjs
from 11211
what percent of the state budget comes from city taxpayers, also what percent of the state budget comes from downstate taxpayers. HOME RULE NOW!!
Jul. 08 2009 10:02 AM
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Great campaign opportunity for Weprin! What has he done for NYC to date?
He doesn't think Albany is playing???? What are they doing that's worth the money taxpayers are giving them?
Can I get paid for whining and ignoring responsibility? Please share the link for that job!
I heard yesterday that Sampson is trying to get money for "parent involvement" - it would realistically only be involvement in his political life.
Parent involvement begins at home! In the 8 years I was a H.S. administrator at a Public H.S. of 4,500 students in Queens the valedictorian was always an immigrant student whose first language was not English - they're parents weren't paid. I'd endorse paying parents of children who succeed in school over paying politicians to run veiled programs to pay their minions!
Weprin's take on plastic bags is just wrong and patronizing.
Yes - even lower income people can manage to carry re-usable bags - it's really not that hard to tuck one in your purse.
I wonder which lobby group has been at work on that issue ...
How much of what is happening is personal? Republican Senators who are overwhelmingly older white man losing their leadership stipends, staff allocations and larger offices. Espada giving them a chance to get these benefits back?
what percent of the state budget comes from city taxpayers, also what percent of the state budget comes from downstate taxpayers.
HOME RULE NOW!!
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