CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 10, 2020
THERE ARE MANY REASONS PEOPLE ARE LEAVING NEW YORK. HIGH TAXES IS ONE OF THE REASONS. THIS MAY BE ANOTHER.
THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS MAJOR CRIME WAS UP 22.5 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY OVER A YEAR AGO. BOTH THE COPS AND MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ATTRIBUTED THE SPIKE TO BAIL REFORM ENACTED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR. THAT MEASURE RELEASES PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED FOR ONE CRIME AND ALLOWS THEM TO GO OUT AND COMMIT ANOTHER.
DE BLASIO PROMISES IT WILL BE ADDRESSED DURING THE BUDGET DEBATE ON APRIL 1.
THIS IS A PERFECT PICTURE OF LIBERALISM. BEING A LIBERAL MEANS NEVER HAVING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. ALL YOU MUST DO IS HAVE THE RIGHT FEELINGS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IF YOU SHOW YOU CARE AND ARE SENSITIVE AND WANT TO HELP, IT’S ENOUGH. YOU NEVER HAVE TO SUCCEED. IN FACT, SUCCEEDING WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM AND, THUS, TAKE AWAY THE POLITICS OF THE PROBLEM.
THE LATE CONGRESSMAN JACK KEMP SAID LIBERALS MEASURE SUCCESS BY HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, WHILE CONSERVATIVES MEASURE SUCCESS BY HOW MANY ARE INDEPENDENT OF GOVERNMENT WELFARE. ENOUGH SAID. I’M CAL THOMAS.
