New York City Mayor de Blasio’s Push for Universal Pre-K

As promised during his campaign, New York City’s new Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing for citywide universal pre-kindergarten classes and promising to pay for them by taxing NYC’s wealthy. This may not come easily if Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is up for re-election, has anything to do with it.

On the same day, Governor Cuomo vowed to lower taxes throughout the state. Maybe these two should employ SMS termination as a means of communication as it seems they are not on the same page.

Both the Mayor and Governor agree that pre-K classes offer great value to a child’s education. The conflict arises because both these politicians have drastically different ideas on how to pay for it. Mayor de Blasio wants to fund it by taxing those NYC residents making $500,000 or more a year instead of going the traditional route and asking Albany for a bigger budget for education. The fear, according to de Blasio, is that pre-K could potentially be cut in the future should economic times take a downturn.

Government, like business, is always looking for ways to cut spending. It’s like a company with international demands seeking premium call termination to gain powerful communication tools and allocate the funds saved to valuable projects. For Mayor de Blasio’s dream of universal pre-K for all New York City children to come true, it seems there would be value in investigating all viable options for funding his program before pursuing tax increases for any New Yorker.

With the battle for NYC universal pre-K just beginning, it will be interesting to see what outcome the Mayor and Governor agree on. With every top labor leader at his side, Mayor de Blasio has steadfastly vowed to see his education plan come to fruition.

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