Bloomberg, Avella and Thompson at WFP Mayoral Forum: Some Highlights
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The forum resembled the political "debates" with which we are all too familiar, but each candidate was grilled separately with more or less the same questions. Talking Points Memo liveblogged it, and we'll probably have more on the event later. For now, some quick highlights:
Mike Bloomberg. He bragged on development in places like "Greenpoint, Williamsburg, West Chelsea" that has brought "good paying jobs to neighborhoods where nobody could do anything before." He admitted some construction jobs may not pay top dollar, but explained that some projects "just could not be [built] at prevailing wages" and so were done "on a B schedule, if you will."
On a proposal to make employers pay for sick days, Bloomberg said he was looking at it but "I don't want small businesses to cut their work forces or close" because they can't afford such a requirement. Interestingly, he said one reason he "made a point" of not closing many schools for swine flu was "because there were so many parents who couldn't afford to stay home and take care of their kids."






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