I know, I know fantasy land doesn't have a mayor.
I'm writing about Mayor Mike from New York City. Yes I Know New York isn't fantasy land, but my mayor seems to be in Never Never Land. If the Mayor can say on Feb 28Th 2011 that City Time contract is on time after being 12 years late he must be be the mayor of Never Never land.
If the mayor hires consultants for $300,000 and up as has been reported and complains about the health care and pension cost of City workers, he must be in Never Never land. What do consultants do anyway? Of cause I live in the real world of New York. and In the real world of New York Government consultants who are paid like that of gangsters. Mayor Mike is getting getting around civil service with it's salary scale by hiring consultants. ( No one is saying what these consultants are doing and why why their worth so much).
Mayor Mike wants to do away with last in first fired because he states that we will be (I'll try to get this straight) in times of trouble we will be able to get keep better teachers and fire teachers that aren't as good.
This being impossible to prove so he'll rely on principles who will us test score of students or other such methods. Unfortunately in the real world principles reward their favorites, and punish those they can't get along with. Again the mayor must be the mayor of Never, Never land.
I used to really like and respected this mayor, but he rigged the law giving him a third term. He comes across as a devious man who wants to get rid of teachers who aren't teaching by threatening to layoff over 7 thousand teaches and getting rid of what I used to believe was civil service law. Perhaps he wants to rid of teachers who aren't teaching or he's hoping to trim payroll by laying off those who make more.
I've been made to believe that we are a nation of laws, perhaps some believe that those law don't apply to them.
Oh yes the mayor wants to have negotiation with unions about pensions, Well I guess a person can be if covered by several different kinds of pension plans,if he or she changed Jobs. Which type of pension plans would that worker be entitled too. This would be a good idea in fantasy land but not a good idea in the real world.
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