Bloomberg on the Public Sector : Cut entitlements, pensions, and job security protections.

[crazytown]

Across the country, taxpayers are provinsions, benefits and job security protections for public workers that almost no one in the private sector enjoys. Taxpayers simply cannot afford to continue paying these costs, which are growing at rates far outpacing inflation.

Benefits agreed to 35 years ago that now are unaffordable should be reduced. Similarly, work rules that made sense 70 years ago but are now antiquated should be changed.

Limit Pay, Not Unions
Michael R. Bloomberg, Feb. 27, 2011
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/opinion/28mayor.html

"To reduce the deficit we must cut entitlements"

... keep in mind, no program to reduce the deficit makes any sense whatsoever unless you address the issue of entitlements, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, interest payment on the debt, which you can't touch, and defense spending. Everything else is tiny compared to that.

https://www.ontheissues.org/celeb/Mike_Bloomberg_Social_Security.htm

Limit Pay, Not Unions includes a 'defense' of unions right to collective bargaining. What the Mayor was interested in was a 'right' to bargain away benefits and protections legislated by the NY State government.

But in some cases, we believe expanding collective bargaining would be more beneficial than trying to eliminate it.

For example, in New York, state government — not the city — has the authority to set pension benefits for city workers, but city taxpayers get stuck with the bill. The mayor cannot directly discuss pension benefits as part of contract negotiations with unions, even though pension benefits could be as much as 80 percent of an employee’s overall compensation. In addition, members of the State Legislature pass pension “sweeteners” for municipal unions that help attract support for their re-election campaigns.

Bloomberg was also seeking a 'collective bargain' which would enable him to 'eliminate teachers who have been rated unsatisfactory'.

[Kentonio]

1. Always great to hear a billionaire telling workers how they should accept a pay cut

But I'm sure he worked hard for every cent of his $55b dollars..

[monmouth4]

2. Isn't he just precious? Not even on my radar, go away! n/t

[Freddie]

3. He endorsed Republicans

Sen. Pat Toomey and my loathsome Congressperson, Brian Fitzpatrick, because of their “moderate” stand on gun control. Never mind how else they vote, right?

[thesquanderer]

11. Endorsed? As NYC Mayor, he WAS the Republican candidate. (n/t)

[ritapria]

4. How does anyone defend this guy ?

Don't pay attention to the ' new and improved ' Mike … Look at his record as Mayor ...That is what you are going to get …. He has never gotten proper press scrutiny …..

[we can do it]

5. Fuck him, seriously.

[SharonClark]

6. He"s a republican. He should run against Trump in tbe gop primary.

[we can do it]

9. Exactly.

[dalton99a]

12. +1

[hatrack]

7. Yes, more austerity - that's the ticket!!

Mike, shut up, drop out and start writing checks.

It's the least you can do.

In fact, it's the only useful sequence of action open to you.

[JoeOtterbein]

8. K n R ! Thanks for posting!

[crazytown]

13. yw

[JoeOtterbein]

14. Perfect timing!

I always give my daughter's ferret "Baby" his Duck Soup with melatonin at about this time. I was holding him in my lap while he eats it, and checked in DU when I saw this!

I don't think he recognized your two cuties as distant relatives though!

[crazytown]

15. 'my daughter's ferret'

Would that be Holly?

[JoeOtterbein]

16. No, actually Kim's. I'm watching her's while she is in France until May!

And I have two of the little one's myself!

BTW. Holly hates all four of them! LOL!!!

[crazytown]

17. Holly hates them?

Professional jealousy

[JoeOtterbein]

18. Hahahhaaaa!

I can't wait to use that one, on her Thursday!

[lark]

10. Bloomberg billionaire mole

Despite his claims, he is absolutely not on our side, just trying to coopt the climate change movement for his own self. I also don't forgive him and won't forget - Stop and Frisk.