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UPDATE: Martire for governor. Why not? So far the joke has been on us. | Fred Klonsky

Martire for governor. Why not? So far the joke has been on us. | Fred Klonsky:


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Martire for governor. Why not? So far the joke has been on us.

Ralph Martire

When I posted the idea of drafting the Executive Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability to run for governor the other day the response was swift and positive.
The question that I raise to the leaders of the state’s public employee unions. Why not?
The list of announced and un-announced candidates is pretty depressing, particularly from the viewpoint of working men and women, both in the public and private sectors:
Proven pension bombers.
Millionaire Wall Street investors, bankers and one percenters.