


Mayor Eric Adams’ budget, rolled out Wednesday, aims to shell out $106.7 billion in taxpayer funds yet still warns of multibillion-dollar cash shortfalls in coming years.
Not enough money to make ends meet? Ha!
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Take one look at some of the ridiculous spending: The city has too much cash on its hands.
Consider these outlays:
Yes, during the pandemic, the Health Department fielded thousands of calls, but COVID was a once-in-a-century event.
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President Biden deserves the bulk of the blame for this after waving in newcomers by the millions. But the city’s ludicrously generous laws and policies only worsen the problem.
The City Council, meanwhile, called for $1.3 billion more spending on top of the $102.7 billion plan Adams presented in January. That includes:
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That’s just the tip of the iceberg.
At least when the downturn hits and funds run dry, there’ll be plenty of spending to cut — and no one will even notice.