MAYOR BLOOMBERG WRONG TO CALL FOR ELIMINATING PUBLIC ADVOCATE’S OFFICE
The cost of the Public Advocate’s office far outweighs its benefits; if Bloomberg gets his way, our City Planning Commission, pension system, numerous boards and commissions across the city and our system of checks and balances would be weakened, Zablocki says; the office is what you make of it, says Zablocki
Staten Island – First the Mayor and City Council raised our property and sales taxes, destroying the middle class in our city. Then they overturned term limits by legislation to give themselves another shot at staying in office. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to eliminate the people’s independent voice in city government – the Public Advocate. Alex Zablocki, Republican candidate for Public Advocate, calls Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent comments to the Staten Island Advance calling to eliminate the position “wrong”.
The move to eliminate the position would to end most checks and balances in city government. Speaking with the Advance, Mayor Bloomberg said of the office: "You should get rid of the public advocate. It's a total waste of everybody's money. Nobody needs another gadfly and we have an aggressive enough press."
Sorry Mr. Mayor for being a “gadfly”.
“The position of Public Advocate is an important one for New Yorker’s. This is our only independent voice in government; it is a place people can go to when no one else is listening to them. This office is what you make of it and that is why you need someone independent and energetic at the helm to get results. I respectfully disagree with the Mayor on this one. For the Mayor to call for eliminating the office is just wrong,” Zablocki said. “Eliminating this office will end a checks and balances system that our city needs now, more than ever before. Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council may have overturned term limits, against the will of the people, but they will not destroy the foundation of our government,” Zablocki continued.
The budget of the Public Advocate’s office is just $1.8 million, which equates to about 21 cents per taxpayer. Eliminating the office will do nothing to save the taxpayers real money, Zablocki says.
“If Mayor Bloomberg was so concerned about saving New Yorker’s money, why did he propose higher property taxes in a time of economic unrest? Where was his voice when the slush fund scandal was uncovered at Christine Quinn’s office? I say keep my 21 cents and keep someone in government that can keep everyone else honest! There are better ways to save the taxpayers money and certainly this gimmick isn’t the way to go,” Zablocki said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on eliminating the office of Public Advocate at a recent editorial board meeting at the Staten Island Advance. He also spoke of his support for Speaker Christine Quinn, calling her “..a team player.”
“Mayor Bloomberg’s biggest puppet, Christine Quinn, should be the first to go. She has led the charge to overturn term limits, increase burdens on small businesses and force the middle class out of New York City by raising property and sales taxes. The only team she plays on is Team Bloomberg,’ Zablocki said.
Just last week, Alex Zablocki released a plan for the Public Advocate’s office to make it work for all New Yorker’s. The plan can be found at www.alex2009.com/plan.
For more informaton on Alex Zablocki and his campaign, visit www.alex2009.com.
Alex Zablocki is the Republican candidate for Public Advocate. A Staten Island native of 26 years of age, he is the youngest candidate ever to run for the position.
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The cost of the Public Advocate’s office far outweighs its benefits; if Bloomberg gets his way, our City Planning Commission, pension system, numerous boards and commissions across the city and our system of checks and balances would be weakened, Zablocki says; the office is what you make of it, says Zablocki
Staten Island – First the Mayor and City Council raised our property and sales taxes, destroying the middle class in our city. Then they overturned term limits by legislation to give themselves another shot at staying in office. Now Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to eliminate the people’s independent voice in city government – the Public Advocate. Alex Zablocki, Republican candidate for Public Advocate, calls Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recent comments to the Staten Island Advance calling to eliminate the position “wrong”.
The move to eliminate the position would to end most checks and balances in city government. Speaking with the Advance, Mayor Bloomberg said of the office: "You should get rid of the public advocate. It's a total waste of everybody's money. Nobody needs another gadfly and we have an aggressive enough press."
Sorry Mr. Mayor for being a “gadfly”.
“The position of Public Advocate is an important one for New Yorker’s. This is our only independent voice in government; it is a place people can go to when no one else is listening to them. This office is what you make of it and that is why you need someone independent and energetic at the helm to get results. I respectfully disagree with the Mayor on this one. For the Mayor to call for eliminating the office is just wrong,” Zablocki said. “Eliminating this office will end a checks and balances system that our city needs now, more than ever before. Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council may have overturned term limits, against the will of the people, but they will not destroy the foundation of our government,” Zablocki continued.
The budget of the Public Advocate’s office is just $1.8 million, which equates to about 21 cents per taxpayer. Eliminating the office will do nothing to save the taxpayers real money, Zablocki says.
“If Mayor Bloomberg was so concerned about saving New Yorker’s money, why did he propose higher property taxes in a time of economic unrest? Where was his voice when the slush fund scandal was uncovered at Christine Quinn’s office? I say keep my 21 cents and keep someone in government that can keep everyone else honest! There are better ways to save the taxpayers money and certainly this gimmick isn’t the way to go,” Zablocki said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on eliminating the office of Public Advocate at a recent editorial board meeting at the Staten Island Advance. He also spoke of his support for Speaker Christine Quinn, calling her “..a team player.”
“Mayor Bloomberg’s biggest puppet, Christine Quinn, should be the first to go. She has led the charge to overturn term limits, increase burdens on small businesses and force the middle class out of New York City by raising property and sales taxes. The only team she plays on is Team Bloomberg,’ Zablocki said.
Just last week, Alex Zablocki released a plan for the Public Advocate’s office to make it work for all New Yorker’s. The plan can be found at www.alex2009.com/plan.
For more informaton on Alex Zablocki and his campaign, visit www.alex2009.com.
Alex Zablocki is the Republican candidate for Public Advocate. A Staten Island native of 26 years of age, he is the youngest candidate ever to run for the position.
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