{"id":35190,"date":"2019-01-14T11:36:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=35190"},"modified":"2019-01-14T11:36:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T16:36:09","slug":"more-insanity-from-the-political-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=35190","title":{"rendered":"More Insanity From The Political Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday The Wall Street Journal<\/a> posted an article about a recent statement from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.<\/p>\n

The Mayor stated, \u201cHere\u2019s the truth. Brothers and sisters, there\u2019s plenty of money in the world. There\u2019s plenty of money in this city. It\u2019s just in the wrong hands.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow. So it’s wrong for the money to be in the hands of the people who actually earned it?<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Perhaps he means David Koch, the retired businessman and libertarian who donated the entire $65 million cost for the new public plaza in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The more than six million people who visit the museum each year can now stroll past trees and fountains on their way in and out of the Met, which by the way is also supported by private donors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Or perhaps the mayor is thinking of Ken Langone, the Home Depot<\/a> founder, who has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to the New York University Medical Center that treats patients of all incomes and social strata. Mr. Langone\u2019s most recent $100 million gift, made last year, will go to provide cost-free tuition for every NYU medical student. Wrong hands?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Or maybe the mayor has in mind Richard Gilder, who made a fortune in finance and provided the first major grant for the Central Park Conservancy that has rescued the park from its sad mid-20th-century decline. Each year the conservancy, led by private donors, restores eroding corners of this grand public space with new trees, lawns, playgrounds and ballfields that are used by tens of thousands across the city regardless of income.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Gilder has also given generously to the American Museum of Natural History and the New-York Historical Society, two other favorites for visitors and students of all ways and means.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Then again the mayor dislikes charter schools, so perhaps he means Stanley Druckenmiller, the legendary investor who has donated hundreds of millions of dollars for Geoffrey Canada\u2019s successful charter-school network in the poorest neighborhoods of the city. These students would otherwise be stuck in failing schools run by Mr. de Blasio\u2019s friends in the teachers union.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But thanks to donations from Mr. Druckenmiller, and hedge-fund operator Dan Loeb\u2019s gifts to the Success Academy charter network, thousands of kids have a shot at a better life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article reminds us that because of capitalism and the fact that when men can keep the fruits of their labor, donations are made that educate children, improve neighborhoods, and provide playgrounds and recreation.<\/p>\n

Let’s compare that record with what happens when government controls the money. The article concludes:<\/p>\n

As for Mr. de Blasio\u2019s right hands, there are those failing schools. And don\u2019t forget the New York City Housing Authority, which last year had to sign a consent decree with the federal government for lying about its failure to provide safe and sanitary conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSomewhat reminiscent of the biblical plagues of Egypt, these conditions include toxic lead paint, asthma-inducing mold, lack of heat, frequent elevator outages, and vermin infestations,\u201d federal Judge William Pauley III wrote last year, adding that the authority \u201cwhitewashed these deficiencies for years.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perhaps those are the hands Mr. de Blasio should do something about.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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