Reply #117: Millions homeless & living in poverty, it's obscene

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$35,8000 for a sit down dinner, and an additional $10,000 per person at another fundraiser on the Upper East side. Something is really wrong with this system. It has to be changed.

Unemployment, foreclosures, millions more children living in poverty, just imagine what that kind of money could do to help them. Shelters, food banks are all suffering from a lack of funds right now. It's a terrible situation. All we hear is that the money isn't there to keep these things going. But if it's for a fundraiser, suddenly enormous amounts of money appears. It's almost like saying: "Let them eat cake"

To add insult to injury, the traffic jam his appearance caused tonight was horrific. I understand there needs to be additional security when a President comes to town, but of all nights, it was planned for the same night of the lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center? That brings out thousands of people to begin with. It's free & It's usually a great night for the kids. But Bloomberg's "army" had to be in full force. Streets blocked off, you couldn't walk , you couldn't drive, you couldn't move, all because of the Fundraisers. People were getting really pissed off. Terrible planning. Terribly inconsiderate.