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elleng

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Thu Jan 10, 2019, 03:16 PM Jan 2019

Wealth Is 'in the Wrong Hands,' Mayor de Blasio Says, Pledging to Redistribute It.

'A new ferry route will link Staten Island to the West Side of Manhattan. New Yorkers who don’t get paid vacation will soon have two weeks.

And wealth in the city will be more evenly distributed.

Those are some of the promises Mayor Bill de Blasio made in an hourlong State of the City speech on Thursday, his sixth since taking office and one that clearly articulated his view of how he has changed New York City as he prepares to embark on a national tour to trumpet his accomplishments and proposals.

“Here’s the truth, brothers and sisters, there’s plenty of money in the world. Plenty of money in this city,” the mayor said, flanked by screens with graphs of productivity outpacing compensation. “It’s just in the wrong hands!”'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/nyregion/de-blasio-state-of-city-speech.html?

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Wealth Is 'in the Wrong Hands,' Mayor de Blasio Says, Pledging to Redistribute It. (Original Post) elleng Jan 2019 OP
Now your cooking w Mazola. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #1
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