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November 7, 2005
So you live in NYC, what should you do on election day?
Election Day is less than two weeks away.
The MTA is working on a big new bond offering to improve and expand the NYC subway system. It is important that New Yorkers turn out to support this ballot measure or upstate voters will defeat it as they did in 2000. We may not like that the government runs mass transit system, but if they do, let's at least insure that they run it efficiently and successfully. New York already has an extensive debt load, but if we can't borrow money to fund constructive public infrastructure, we might as well take away the power of the state to borrow money. Hey, that's an idea...
A less important issue is the candidates themselves. I recommend that you vote against all incumbents, except maybe Bloomberg. Sure, he is an anti-smoking fascist who has done nothing to improve the stifling regulatory and tax environment of NYC, but he does seem to be making progress on the the schools. And one must recognize that Ferrer would be no better and in any case has no shot at winning. So I'd like to recommend MS. Audrey Silk, Libertarian candidate for mayor. A retired police officer and proponent of tax, zoning, and regulatory reform, she may have no chance of winning but a she'll leave you with a much cleaner feeling as you exit the booth.
Posted by OneEyedMan at November 7, 2005 6:53 PM
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