06-02-2003, 04:48 PM
it's not his fault, but at the same time he thinks that people should be understandiung when he essentially says "you'll pay more and get less overall - so suck it up and stop whining". There's been talk of reducing sanitation pickups in almost all neighborhoods by 1 pickup - by me, they come twice a week and not only are prissy (cans have to be on the street, not on the curb) they're choosy in what they'll take (sometimes they'll take all kinds of bulk, other times they wont). If it gets cut down to once a week, they're gonna be even more annoyed at the volume of trash they have to deal with, not to mention less hours - and it'll all filter down to the residents, because we'll get stuck with trash that's either not picked up or flagged for some stupid recycling violation that noone ever cared about before.
And another thing - these increases/cuts are supossed to help fill the budget holes. Do you really the newly increased sales tax will ever be reduced - even if we meet all budgetary obligations? I don't think so. I also don't see property taxes going down anytime soon - he's driving people away from the city. He can talk about the resiliency and drive of the common New Yorker all he wants, but if saving money and being able to afford a better QOL for myself and my family is as easy as relocating over a bringe, I'll do it.
And another thing - these increases/cuts are supossed to help fill the budget holes. Do you really the newly increased sales tax will ever be reduced - even if we meet all budgetary obligations? I don't think so. I also don't see property taxes going down anytime soon - he's driving people away from the city. He can talk about the resiliency and drive of the common New Yorker all he wants, but if saving money and being able to afford a better QOL for myself and my family is as easy as relocating over a bringe, I'll do it.