Money for Cooks and Wall Street but Not for Teachers and Firemen

   In today's New York Daily News it was reported by Juan Gonzalez that the Mayor has hired 2 new cooks to handle an overflow of parties at Gracie Mansion.   The Mayor has said that he may have to fire thousands of teachers but he has money for parties and for cooks?   That money comes out of taxes that New York City citizens pay.  So that means that the Mayor has mismanaged the money of the citizens of New York City for pleasure when there is no money for that pleasure.   The 3 Gracie Mansion cooks cost tax payers $245,000 a year.  Now I have nothing against the gentlemen that got jobs which are desperately needed but which is more important, 3 teachers to mold the minds of our youth or 3 cooks to make the Mayor look good for throwing a party?  Mr. Bloomberg is having a wonderful time right now being Mayor at the expense of the New York City taxpayer.

  Mayor Bloomberg has stated that if the Wall Street bonuses were stopped then New York City would lose the best talent available and the Wall Street money would go elsewhere.  Why doesn't that also apply to teachers in the mind of the Mayor?  

Yes, teachers do get a great pension plan but remember that they don't get bonuses.  In order to get the best and the brightest teachers to make our children the best and the brightest we have to make it worth their effort.  If we don't make it worth their effort they will go elsewhere such as other cities or to private industry.  Teachers work hours outside of school to make up lesson plans and do grading.  To all parents I ask can you imagine dealing with 30 or 40 of your kids for 6-8 hours a day?  Among these reasons the Mayor should realize the only way to get the best and brightest is to pay them what they are truly worth. 

To make matters even scarier the Mayor has closed up fire houses and is talking of laying off firefighters.  Does that mean cooks are more valuable to New York City citizens than firefighters? 

Some will say I've taken this to an extreme but the Mayor's actions are criminal.   Write your city council members and let them know that the actions of the Mayor are criminal and if they don't act you will vote them out of office next time.  Its time for the citizens of New York to take it back from a Mayor having a wonderful time at our expense and safety.