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April 7, 2006
Serf City Here We Come!
Dope on the Slope
According to today's New York Times, Mayor Landgrabber is encouraging the rest of the BBC (Billionaire Boy's Club) to hasten the feudalization of New York City by being very discriminating about which political candidates they fund:
At a luncheon of 100 political donors at the Four Seasons, Mr. Bloomberg handed out wallet-size plastic cards — labeled "The New York City Card '06" — that listed five political priorities for the city: $2 billion in federal money to finance a rail link connecting Lower Manhattan, Kennedy Airport and Long Island; anti-terrorism financing based on threat assessments; opposing restrictions on eminent domain; authorizing more charter schools; and financial incentives for low-cost housing.
There you have it. Mayor Bloomberg is in favor of UNRESTRICTED EMINENT DOMAIN!
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When you couple unlimited power to seize property with a complete by-pass of community oversight, you have the perfect recipe for massive redistribution of valuable land from the middle class to the most rarified strata of the uppercrust. An uppercrust consisting of the real-estate robber barons who have the time and money to buy their government positions of power, or rent whomever currently holds the office.
Posted by lumi at April 7, 2006 9:10 AM