There was that novelty Christmas ditty about a reindeer dispatching grandma....
And this Post headline:
"Andrew Cuomo managed to kill Grandma — and New York’s economy too
....Cuomo killed Grandma and cratered New York’s economy. But he looked good doing it.
But if New York had dodged the coronavirus bullet, this governor surely would be taking full credit. So because in fact it has been hit squarely between the eyes, it seems reasonable to hand him the blame.
It was just six weeks or so ago when folks were touting the hugely telegenic Cuomo for vice president, maybe even as the fellow to replace a faltering Joe Biden on the Democratic Party’s November ticket, should it come to that. Heck, even I showered Cuomo with praise in these pages.
Not anymore. The numbers are bruising the narrative.
Going into the holiday weekend, more than 23,000 New Yorkers who tested positive for coronavirus had died, or roughly six times the 3,700 Californians killed by the disease.
Overall the Empire State, with not even 6 percent of the nation’s population, has accounted for fully 24 percent of America’s traceable pandemic deaths, as well as 22 percent of its confirmed caseload.
... there is no obvious reason to award Cuomo any medals for insightful leadership.
The same holds true for the governor’s stewardship of New York’s rapidly crumbling economy. On Friday, the Albany-based Empire Center reported New York had lost 1.8 million private-economy jobs last month. The state’s overall lockdown-driven private-economy job losses exceed the national average by 50 percent.
Further, the center reported, unemployment insurance claims suggest that joblessness in New York soon will exceed 20 percent, compared to a national rate of 14 percent-plus.
Meanwhile, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reports a 68 percent drop in state tax revenues in April — a figure driven in part by changes in tax filing deadlines, but staggering nevertheless."
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"Right away we can see that the United States does not “lead the world” in coronavirus cases. Even with downstate New York in the mix, the United States isn’t nearly as bad as the mainstream media makes it out to be. But here’s what happens to the top ten once you treat downstate New York as its own country:
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And this Post headline:
"Andrew Cuomo managed to kill Grandma — and New York’s economy too
....Cuomo killed Grandma and cratered New York’s economy. But he looked good doing it.
But if New York had dodged the coronavirus bullet, this governor surely would be taking full credit. So because in fact it has been hit squarely between the eyes, it seems reasonable to hand him the blame.
It was just six weeks or so ago when folks were touting the hugely telegenic Cuomo for vice president, maybe even as the fellow to replace a faltering Joe Biden on the Democratic Party’s November ticket, should it come to that. Heck, even I showered Cuomo with praise in these pages.
Not anymore. The numbers are bruising the narrative.
Going into the holiday weekend, more than 23,000 New Yorkers who tested positive for coronavirus had died, or roughly six times the 3,700 Californians killed by the disease.
Overall the Empire State, with not even 6 percent of the nation’s population, has accounted for fully 24 percent of America’s traceable pandemic deaths, as well as 22 percent of its confirmed caseload.
... there is no obvious reason to award Cuomo any medals for insightful leadership.
The same holds true for the governor’s stewardship of New York’s rapidly crumbling economy. On Friday, the Albany-based Empire Center reported New York had lost 1.8 million private-economy jobs last month. The state’s overall lockdown-driven private-economy job losses exceed the national average by 50 percent.
Further, the center reported, unemployment insurance claims suggest that joblessness in New York soon will exceed 20 percent, compared to a national rate of 14 percent-plus.
Meanwhile, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reports a 68 percent drop in state tax revenues in April — a figure driven in part by changes in tax filing deadlines, but staggering nevertheless."
Andrew Cuomo managed to kill Grandma — and New York’s economy too
So Gov. Andrew Cuomo killed Grandma and cratered New York’s economy. But he looked good doing it. Too harsh? Well, report cards are snapshots, and the pandemic is an evolving event. Numbers are shi…
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"Right away we can see that the United States does not “lead the world” in coronavirus cases. Even with downstate New York in the mix, the United States isn’t nearly as bad as the mainstream media makes it out to be. But here’s what happens to the top ten once you treat downstate New York as its own country:
- Downstate New York (16,230.65)
- Spain (4,100.67)
- Belgium (3,208.30)
- Switzerland (3,166.40)
- Italy (2,851.95)
- Ireland (2,831.23)
- France (2,284.94)
- Portugal (1,930.52)
- Netherlands (1,853.88)
- United Kingdom (1,698.42)
Here’s How Much Downstate New York Is Skewing the United States’ Coronavirus Numbers
I live in New York State. But I live in Western New York—not New York City or downstate. If you ask anyone from downstate, they are New Yorkers. I am not. And quite honestly, I’m okay with that. I hav...
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