True Lies?
October 28th, 2009
In our ongoing efforts to keep the mayoral candidates (somewhat) honest, we refer you to a fact check on last night’s debate in the New York Times.
The summary: Bloomberg’s clam that Thompson’s proposals would require massive tax increases is “highly dubious.” His argument that test scores did not go up when Thompson led the Board of Education is outright “false.” The mayor’s claim he doesn’t know whether his wealth has increased or not “strains credulity.”
Turning to Comptroller William Thompson, his claim that 1 million middle class people have left the city arises from a “misleading” use of data. His boasts about pension fund performance under his watch are “exaggerated.”
And his account that Bloomberg wanted the now-disgraced Bernard Kerik as his police commissioner? Correct.
For a more detailed look at many campaign claims, see Campaign ‘09: Fact or Fiction and our post on last night’s debate
By Gail Robinson on October 28, 2009, 10:55 amIn category: Education, Electoral Politics, Public Finance | No Comments »



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