why would NY re-elect Deblasio?

cawacko said:
Ahhhh, that is sweet. By what metrics do you base that claim?
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Source: BEA and NYC Comptroller

The City’s economy continued to grow in the second quarter of 2017. Real gross city product (GCP) grew at an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.3 percent in 2Q17, higher than the 2.6 percent reported for1Q17, and more than the US GDP growth rate (advance estimate) of 2.6 percent. The city’s economy outpaced the nation for the second consecutive quarter.

So far the city’s economy seems to be unaffected by the recent rise in interest rates and the lack of clear policy guidance from Washington. Private-sector jobs rose 2.5 percent in 2Q17, on a quarter-over-quarter basis, and the unemployment rate remained at a record low of 4.3 percent. The labor force participation rate rose to a record high of 61.5 percent. The employment-to-population ratio rose to a record high of 58.9 percent and average hourly earnings of private sector employees in NYC rose 4.8 percent, the biggest second quarter increase since 2008.
 
floridafan said:
Source: BEA and NYC Comptroller

The City’s economy continued to grow in the second quarter of 2017. Real gross city product (GCP) grew at an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.3 percent in 2Q17, higher than the 2.6 percent reported for1Q17, and more than the US GDP growth rate (advance estimate) of 2.6 percent. The city’s economy outpaced the nation for the second consecutive quarter.

So far the city’s economy seems to be unaffected by the recent rise in interest rates and the lack of clear policy guidance from Washington. Private-sector jobs rose 2.5 percent in 2Q17, on a quarter-over-quarter basis, and the unemployment rate remained at a record low of 4.3 percent. The labor force participation rate rose to a record high of 61.5 percent. The employment-to-population ratio rose to a record high of 58.9 percent and average hourly earnings of private sector employees in NYC rose 4.8 percent, the biggest second quarter increase since 2008.
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Did those sites offer a link?
 
floridafan said:
You don't believe the NYC controller? Pity you.
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My guess is you read an article somewhere else that maybe linked to that site. I've spent far more time than I care to admit on this board and I've never seen someone post stats from a City comptroller site. And if you live in Florida chances aren't high your judgement of Deblasio is based on what the City comptroller reported.
 
cawacko said:
My guess is you read an article somewhere else that maybe linked to that site. I've spent far more time than I care to admit on this board and I've never seen someone post stats from a City comptroller site. And if you live in Florida chances aren't high your judgement of Deblasio is based on what the City comptroller reported.
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You asked for a source and I gave you what I though was an excellent one. Short of that, maybe you can give me a list of acceptable web sites and I can search those for your answer. This isn't about a judgement of the mayor, but a glimpse into the health and well being of their economy. A good reason why this mayor was re elected.
 
Threedee said:
Yep, apparently having a pedo for a mayor was too extreme for Seattle. Heroin injection sites are still going forward, though!
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If you want to get rid of the drug cartels, just legalize and control the narcotics. Look at Marijuana, since several states have legalized it, the amount coming in illegally across the border has declined substantially.
 
floridafan said:
If you want to get rid of the drug cartels, just legalize and control the narcotics. Look at Marijuana, since several states have legalized it, the amount coming in illegally across the border has declined substantially.
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it's a great idea. it will never happen..

we prefer to stumble around with "war on opioids"- which severely restricts legitimate pain meds needs,
while driving addicts to abundant cheap (illegal) heroin-laced with fentanyl, where they drop dead from OD..

We are way too puritanical society to practice harm reduction except around the edges
 
noise said:
it's a great idea. it will never happen..

we prefer to stumble around with "war on opioids"- which severely restricts legitimate pain meds needs,
while driving addicts to abundant cheap (illegal) heroin-laced with fentanyl, where they drop dead from OD..

We are way too puritanical society to practice harm reduction except around the edges
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I recently read that we had spent over $50 billion on the failed war on drugs, while forgoing almost the same amount of revenue had they been legalized and taxed.
 
floridafan said:
I recently read that we had spent over $50 billion on the failed war on drugs, while forgoing almost the same amount of revenue had they been legalized and taxed.
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it's always been a losing proposition since the days when Tricky Dick created the DEA..
The best way to combat illegal behavior (like bootlegging in the 1920's)is to bring it out in the open and tax it
 
Sailor said:
NYC sucks diseased donkey dick.
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If I'm not mistaken, and I could be, I do believe you once said you were from suburban Boston, which would fully explain your opinion, if not, and you do live in the likes of Salina, Kansas, well, then it is just pure ignorance
 
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