The arduous task ahead Bill de Blasio, the new mayor of New York

 

 

The? Walkover Bill de Blasio in the municipal election in New York should not beillusions the task facing the? ‘elected Democrat is immense. Bill de Blasio has promised much, yet margins MANOE? Works that give him the record of his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, remain close. In January, the date of inauguration of Mr. de Blasio, a race of? Obstacles will develop in front of him.

The new mayor has built much of his campaign on the theme of inequality. About 8.3 million?Inhabitants, the city of New York, has more than 400,000 millionaires. But at the same time, 46% of the population lives below or just above the poverty line.

To reduce these inequalities, the Democratic candidate said that? it s’? attack to? improving education. Mr. de Blasio has promised to create 68,000 spaces for kindergarten to more than 4 years and the implementation of the support program in college.

RISE OF MUNICIPAL TAX ON INCOME

To finance this measure, it has heavier taxation easier. The?Municipal income tax for those earning more than $ 500 000 and rise from 3.8% today? ‘Hui to 4.41%.This initiative was intended to report $ 530 million per year, began to cause an outcry from? ‘conservative electorate, which emphasizes that the samples facing this population, when?’ we add the tax local federal, already exceeds 50%. The?One of the highest rates in the United States.

But the main difficulty will consist in to approve this measure at the? State of New York, a must for touch to local taxation. “We have a long way to go” , confessed to Bill de Blasio During his campaign. It may be argued that David Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, the three predecessors of Mr. de Blasio, did find a way to overcome the reluctance of the? State to increase taxes. But it is precisely the problem? There-he still has a grain mill , while the federal mid-term elections looming in? fall 2014.

He will have to face the new mayor showed a lot of persuasion from the Republicans, but also within his own camp, from the Representative of New York, Andrew Cuomo, that s’? says hostile to increase taxes. Bill de Blasio is convinced that his victory is likely to move the lines in Albany, the capital of? State of New York.

BLOCK OFFICE IN TOWN

Second problem for the new mayor: the issue of employment contracts of 300,000 municipal employees. These matured there six years without Michael Bloomberg n ‘? Happens to find a compromise with the unions.

This lock is a social time bomb for Bill de Blasio. Arrears of increase in salaries is $ 7 billion, according to the Municipal Board of Finance . C ‘?’s More than the budget deficit, funding for services of Police and firefighters together.

If Mr. Bloomberg has held firm against the claims, his successor is in a position? Even less comfortable than the unions were among the first supporters of his campaign. Again, expectations are high. The disappointment may be inversely proportional if Mr. de Blasio does not let a little ballast.

A HOLE 2 BILLION IN THE BUDGET

But with what money? Under the mandate of Michael Bloomberg, the city’s budget? ‘Soared more than 33%, excluding inflation to reach 70 billion dollars.Today? Hui, New York spends 8,700 dollars per capita, twice a city like Chicago, and 50% more than Los Angeles. The outgoing mayor and leaves a hole of 2 billion.

The question is to know how his successor will wrap future budgets while his electoral program lets augur increased spending. C ‘? Is the case of the construction of 200,000 social housing. While it comes in parallel to reduce the tax exemptions enjoyed under the previous term of office real estate developers tobuild buildings luxury . But it is unlikely to be enough.

Bill de Blasio will therefore have to make choices quickly. Some, like the Republicans, but a significant proportion of New Yorkers fear that the new mayor gripe about spending policy. He promised that? Change it its director, Ray Kelly, for having led a policy discriminating safe to? against ethnic minorities. What is the depth of change in this area? Nobody knows.

But Bill de Blasio will be very careful not to put into question the results obtained on crime by Rudolph Giuliani and pursued by M.Bloomberg. Thanks to them, the number of murders dropped to its lowest level for fifty years, making New safest major U.S. cities York.

THE RETURN OF THE DEMOCRATS

For nearly twenty years that? ‘N a Democrat?Had not led New York. The last, David Dinkins, left a rather bad memories: the city was dirty, run so calamitous and crime was rampant. An abysmal record that earned him the front page of New York Post titled: “Dave, do something” .

Bill de Blasio, he promised his voters do much. He was great at capturing the frustrations of? ‘part of the population that feels excluded from?’ What gentrification known city in Bloomberg. If the diagnosis was good to win the?election, we now need to change New York, the new mayor is the appropriate treatment, consistent with the city’s finances.

The arduous task ahead Bill de Blasio, the new mayor of New York