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25th April 2008, 03:42 PM

Ruben wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:16:32 -0400, Bolwerk wrote:
>
>>> Gee how did that happen? Maybe the regionalists had something to do with
>>> that.
>> The city wasn't exactly handling its finances well in the 1970s.
>
> Gee how did that happen? Where you alive then when ENY and th South
> Bronx was essentially abondoned by the "Regional" thinkers running the
> city in those days?
>
> I guess not.

You mean the "regionalists" who helped create the traffic mess we have
now? The one you get your panties so in a knot about fixing?

The fact is the city's spending was out of control in the 1970s, even in
the face of a declining tax base. The remedies may be severe, but the
city is at least partly to blame. Today, the city actually manages its
budget quite well - better than the state IMHO.

25th April 2008, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bolwerk Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Tax Suburban Driving and Leave Brooklyn and Queens Alone Ruben wrote: > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:16:32 -0400, Bolwerk wrote: > >>> Gee how did that happen? Maybe the regionalists had something to do with >>> that. >> The city wasn't exactly handling its finances well in the 1970s. > > Gee how did that happen? Where you alive then when ENY and th South > Bronx was essentially abondoned by the "Regional" thinkers running the > city in those days? > > I guess not. You mean the "regionalists" who helped create the traffic mess we have now? The one you get your panties so in a knot about fixing? The fact is the city's spending was out of control in the 1970s, even in the face of a declining tax base. The remedies may be severe, but the city is at least partly to blame. Today, the city actually manages its budget quite well - better than the state IMHO.