Bloomberg blasts Wall Street protests as bad for the city

[HomerRamone]

Source: New York Post

“They’re trying to take away the tax base we have, because none of this is good for tourism,” Hizzoner huffed about the thousands of activists in Zuccotti Park downtown.

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“If the jobs they’re trying to get rid of in the city -- the people that work in finance, which is a big part of our economy -- go away, we’re not going to have any money to pay our municipal employees or clean the parks or anything else,” the mayor said.

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“There’s a general presence of incivility down there, but worst of all are the drums and the shouting,” moaned Marsha, who said her apartment overlooks Zuccotti Park. “What about my rights to use that park?”

Bloomberg quickly chimed in, saying that while “the First Amendment protects their right to say something ... we couldn’t agree more .”

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/driving_mike_up_the_wall_IHDGV6o4aelsoDQX2iuZTM#ixzz1aCEeFHhU

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Speaking of drums, the drumbeat has started: "these protesters are costing us millions"--heard it in reference to Boston on the local news last night...

[Kurovski]

1. Oh, hush.

[Lionessa]

28. But of course they are, that's the point! If they were good for the city it wouldn't be useful.

[midnight]

2. Maybe the mayor can get a donation from Golmansachs?

[no_hypocrisy]

3. NYC's tax base. Tourism to a certain extent but he meant taxing the obscene profits

made by Wall Street no matter how they do it.

[rpannier]

4. And Stage 3 of the people opposed start

First stage is ignore
Second is to dismiss and ridicule
Stage three is "It's bad for business." and "What about me? What about Raven?"

To Bloomberg and that ilk, I quote from 1776 (Musical), "There's more to this than a filthy purse string."

[BulletproofLandshark]

11. LOL @ your wrestling reference.

[daleo]

30. Stage 4 will be insinuations that they are terrorists or communists

I suppose the people who stormed the Bastille were bad for tourism too. But these things happen, if the people are pushed hard enough, long enough.

[Skink]

5. l bet street vendors are doing good.

Maybe we should send pizza.

[shraby]

6. Spoken like a true 1%er.

[Pacifist Patriot]

8. +1

[BeyondGeography]

7. Idiotic

Almost comically so. Bloomberg sees a solid tax base going forward based on CDO's and average stock holding times of 12 seconds? Wall St. has given itself over to the scam and activity masquerading as productivity. People have been cleaned out and those who have anything to invest, the "average" investor, have also gotten fed up. The contraction is already under way, and Wall St. has no one to blame but itself. Wake up, Mr. Mayor.

[saras]

9. He doesn't need a wahmbulance, he needs a hearse. Fucking braindead.

[The Backlash Cometh]

10. Well, here's the thing. Maybe if you weren't so beholden to Wall Street

we wouldn't be in the shitstorm we're in.

[Downwinder]

12. Might be that Wall Street is bad for the City and the Country.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. But

http://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-bloomberg/">he IS Wall Street!!! :banghead:

[buckrogers1965]

13. Tax revenues are not constitutional protected rights.

Peacefully assembling and protesting _are_ constitutional protected.

It is not only a right, it is a duty to protest the wrongs we see in this country, until those wrongs stop.

[fascisthunter]

14. no... Bloomberg is bad for America

for Bloomberg I just say, "More cow bell!"

[coalition_unwilling]

15. Fucking parasite. Show us the callouses on your hands, you

shitstain.

[DinahMoeHum]

16. Go eat a ham sandwich, Bloomy.

n/t

[jwirr]

17. The protests are not half as bad for his city as his police force is. nt

[lsewpershad]

18. Typical

millioneer BS

[bemildred]

19. I'm sure Mr Bloomberg is always civil to his subordinates.

:sarcasm:

[Metta]

20. Bloomberg has been showing his true colors here dispite his seemingly mild manner otherwise.

Truth be told.

[marias23]

21. The Fox In Charge of the Hen house

Watch out. Bloomberg will say its about jobs and the economy but he is serving his and other's corporate interests and will clear the park. Watch out friends.

[marias23]

23. The Fox In Charge of the Henhouse

Watch out. Bloomberg will say its about jobs and the economy but he is serving his and other's corporate interests and will clear the park. Watch out friends.

[SoapBox]

24. Hey, Billionaire Bloomy!

*STFU*

You've screwed the 99%, just like the 1%.

How's about doing something correct for a change and supporting change.

[krabigirl]

25. well, he's one of the elites, of course he doesn't like it. too bad for him.

[deacon]

26. A billionaire speaks. He's part of the problem. Crook. n/t

[deacon]

27. And, this asshole literally bought another term as mayor. n/t

[quakerboy]

29. If the PTB

Don't like us out there, they can fix it. They have the power to effect change that would make it unnecessary for us to be out there.

[gauguin57]

31. Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: Tourists like me want to come to NYC to see the protesters!

If they're still there when I take my next day trip to the Big Apple in a month or so, I'm definitely doing down to Wall St. to see them.

And, gee, Mike ... I'd love to see a Broadway show instead, but I'm one of the 99 percent that's getting screwed by the top 1 percent, and I can't afford it!

(Except general rush tickets, where they're offered. I saw Frank Langella in a play two weeks ago for $22!)

[Devil_Fish]

32. OWS Blast Bloomberg as bad for the country

F*** you Bloomberg.

[sarcasmo]

33. No money to clean the parks, what a typical rich douche bag.