Hence the reason it is slightly more important to concentrate on solving the real problems of the city and nanny around after how much soda people are drinking…
Via NY Post:
New York City could face the same dire fiscal situation as Detroit unless the next mayor gets realistic with municipal unions and reins in soaring pension and health-care costs, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday.
“Avoiding the hard choices is how Detroit went bankrupt,” the mayor declared in a speech in Brooklyn.
With less than five months left in his term, Bloomberg hailed the city’s diverse revenue base while cautioning that the contracts the next mayor signs with municipal unions could determine the city’s fate for the near future.
The mayor reminded his audience that Chicago laid off 2,100 teachers and school employees last month, in large part because of soaring pension costs.